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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2008, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (287), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 2008
249
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
309
Down 19% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2008

None of the collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2008 were fatal and 8% were serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious208%
  • Slight22992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious216.8%
  • Slight28893%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 249, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.4%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May20 (8%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September24 (9.6%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December23 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (67%)
  • Wet or damp75 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph99 (40%)
  • 40 mph65 (26%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph60 (24%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (65%)
  • Roundabout57 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (77%)
  • Passenger52 (17%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2008.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2008

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2008, with 30 collisions.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2008

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2008: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095354004
2ndA329273201
3rdA322233100
4thA321141501
5thA332131800
6thB343091002
7thA33071000
8thB301871000
9thB334871301
10thB303461001
11thB3836900
12thB30225700
13thB34084400
14thM43401
15thA301100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2008

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2008: 91.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2008

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2008: 108.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years