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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1983, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (324), and casualties fell from 436.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,424 collisions in Bracknell Forest.

Collisions in 1983
337
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
427
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7422%
  • Slight25977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight33679%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 337, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131148
2024102125
2023101128
2022121147
2021129156
2020117148
2019126161
2018106127
2017135183
2016190263
2015212295
2014190256
2013209278
2012215311
2011229311
2010230290
2009241324
2008249309
2007287381
2006272370
2005278360
2004289357
2003287378
2002344436
2001371504
2000357473
1999392523
1998372510
1997378497
1996364505
1995355457
1994339462
1993288365
1992342463
1991260349
1990323411
1989293387
1988305393
1987325425
1986314402
1985307400
1984361474
1983337427
1982324436
1981314448
1980297400
1979316440

When and where crashes happen in Bracknell Forest in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.2%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March20 (5.9%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July19 (5.6%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September26 (7.7%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November27 (8%)
  • December48 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (68%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph102 (30%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (26%)
  • Cyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (31%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (73%)
  • Passenger72 (17%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (65%)
  • Motorcycle108 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bracknell Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1983.

Collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1983

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1983: 40, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30954050010
2ndA329313305
3rdA322283315
4thA321273105
5thB3034142112
6thB3348121403
7thB3022111201
8thA330101003
9thA3326802
10thB301851111
11thB38351001
12thB34303300
13thM43801
14thB30172200

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1983

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1983: 136.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1983

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1983: 158.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years