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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1988, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (325), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 1988
305
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
393
Down 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight24079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight31781%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 305, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.5%)
  • February14 (4.6%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April16 (5.2%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June30 (9.8%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October27 (8.9%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (63%)
  • Wet or damp111 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (46%)
  • 40 mph45 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (33%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (26%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (69%)
  • Passenger73 (19%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (73%)
  • Motorcycle70 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1988.

Collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1988

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1988: 35, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095354822
2ndA329334008
3rdA322293403
4thA321182106
5thB3022131513
6thB3430132203
7thA33081001
8thB30188901
9thB303471002
10thB33487800
11thB34087803
12thB38371003
13thA3325901
14thB30174400
15thM42300

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1988

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1988: 109.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1988

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1988: 122.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years