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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1987, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (314), and casualties rose from 402.

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

Collisions in 1987
325
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
425
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight25980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight34581%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 325, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.2%)
  • February29 (8.9%)
  • March33 (10%)
  • April24 (7.4%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July23 (7.1%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December31 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (58%)
  • Wet or damp119 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (52%)
  • 40 mph48 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph85 (26%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (74%)
  • Roundabout41 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (13%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (26%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (66%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Bracknell Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1987.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1987

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1987: 45, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095456319
2ndA329384513
3rdA322283921
4thA321192415
5thB3022121302
6thA33091201
7thB334881102
8thB343081111
9thB30187700
10thB303461103
11thA3325600
12thB34084501
13thB3832200
14thB30171100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1987

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1987: 133.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1987

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1987: 142.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1987, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years