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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1998, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (378), and casualties rose from 497.

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

Collisions in 1998
372
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
510
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight32788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious479.2%
  • Slight45890%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 372, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.7%)
  • February21 (5.6%)
  • March25 (6.7%)
  • April29 (7.8%)
  • May27 (7.3%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August32 (8.6%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October37 (9.9%)
  • November24 (6.5%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (61%)
  • Wet or damp124 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph162 (44%)
  • 40 mph64 (17%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph103 (28%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (65%)
  • Roundabout84 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (25%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (68%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (78%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1998.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 1998

The A329 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 1998: 50, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329507513
2ndA3095435713
3rdA322354005
4thA321242801
5thA330171901
6thB3430162804
7thA33292201
8thB302291502
9thB303491201
10thB334891101
11thB30187900
12thB30203501
13thB3833610
14thB34082201
15thM42200

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1998

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 1998: 152.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 1998

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 1998: 178.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years