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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2017, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2016 (190), and casualties fell from 263.

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

Collisions in 2017
135
Down 29% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
183
Down 30% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1813%
  • Slight11686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious1910%
  • Slight16389%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 135, down 29% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 135
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (21%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (10%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.4%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March10 (7.4%)
  • April8 (5.9%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July5 (3.7%)
  • August9 (6.7%)
  • September13 (9.6%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November13 (9.6%)
  • December9 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (70%)
  • Wet or damp37 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph47 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (26%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph37 (27%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (67%)
  • Roundabout24 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (66%)
  • Cyclist24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (18%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (74%)
  • Passenger31 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2017.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2017

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2017, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2017

The A3095 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2017: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095213805
2ndA329182203
3rdA33281210
4thA3227800
5thA32151000
6thA3305703
7thB30344500
8thB3834400
9thB34083400
10thB30181101
11thB33481100
12thB34301101
13thM41300

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2017

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2017: 49.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2017

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2017: 57.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years