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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1996, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (355), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 1996
364
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
505
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight32288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious428.3%
  • Slight45991%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 364, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February30 (8.2%)
  • March24 (6.6%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May19 (5.2%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July26 (7.1%)
  • August29 (8%)
  • September25 (6.9%)
  • October49 (13%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph143 (39%)
  • 40 mph63 (17%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (69%)
  • Roundabout67 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (67%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (80%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1996.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1996

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1996: 51, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095518316
2ndA322415912
3rdA329405701
4thA321243003
5thA330131800
6thB3034122205
7thB3430122500
8thB302281100
9thB30187901
10thB33487901
11thA33261203
12thB34086602
13thB30174400
14thB3833601
15thM42200
16thB30201301

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1996

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1996: 122.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1996

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1996: 149.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years