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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1997, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (364), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 1997
378
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
497
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1997 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious338.7%
  • Slight34090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious397.8%
  • Slight45191%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 378, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (18%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.9%)
  • February35 (9.3%)
  • March22 (5.8%)
  • April17 (4.5%)
  • May26 (6.9%)
  • June25 (6.6%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September30 (7.9%)
  • October52 (14%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (62%)
  • Wet or damp138 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph161 (43%)
  • 40 mph80 (21%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph86 (23%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (61%)
  • Roundabout95 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (17%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (22%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (71%)
  • Passenger99 (20%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (80%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1997.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1997

The A322 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1997: 50, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322507012
2ndA329475801
3rdA3095365115
4thB3430213405
5thA330162313
6thA321151911
7thB3408152002
8thB3034101602
9thB302281100
10thB33486901
11thM45600
12thB30184500
13thB3834500
14thA3323300
15thB30173301

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1997

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1997: 166.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1997

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1997: 185.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years