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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2018, and 127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2017 (135), and casualties fell from 183.

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

Collisions in 2018
106
Down 21% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
127
Down 31% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2018

2.8% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious1312%
  • Slight9085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious1411%
  • Slight11087%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 106, down 21% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 106
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (18%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday25 (24%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.6%)
  • February5 (4.7%)
  • March7 (6.6%)
  • April9 (8.5%)
  • May15 (14%)
  • June10 (9.4%)
  • July10 (9.4%)
  • August5 (4.7%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October10 (9.4%)
  • November13 (12%)
  • December7 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (85%)
  • Wet or damp15 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph39 (37%)
  • 40 mph28 (26%)
  • 50 mph15 (14%)
  • 60 mph19 (18%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (22%)
  • Roundabout16 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (62%)
  • Cyclist19 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)
  • Pedestrian7 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 204 (3.1%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3532 (25%)
  • 36 to 4518 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (20%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.9%)
  • Over 755 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (80%)
  • Passenger19 (15%)
  • Pedestrian7 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car137 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2018.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2018

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2018, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2018

The A322 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2018: 16, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322161910
2ndA329121411
3rdA3095111411
4thA3217703
5thB343061101
6thB30225602
7thB3833400
8thB33482201
9thA3301200
10thA3321100
11thB30181100
12thB30341100
13thB30481100
14thM41201

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2018

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2018

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2018: 47.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years