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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2020, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (126), and casualties fell from 161.

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

Collisions in 2020
117
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
148
Down 8% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2020

2.6% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious2017%
  • Slight9480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2114%
  • Slight12484%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 117, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 117
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (18%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (1.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February10 (8.5%)
  • March12 (10%)
  • April4 (3.4%)
  • May8 (6.8%)
  • June6 (5.1%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August15 (13%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October9 (7.7%)
  • November7 (6%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (69%)
  • Wet or damp35 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph54 (46%)
  • 40 mph32 (27%)
  • 50 mph20 (17%)
  • 60 mph10 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (77%)
  • Roundabout16 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (55%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 1512 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2511 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3533 (22%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.1%)
  • Over 7511 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (70%)
  • Passenger24 (16%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (70%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2020.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2020

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2020, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2020

The A3095 and A329 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2020, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3095131502
2ndA329131501
3rdA32291201
4thA3215501
5thA3325621
6thB30224600
7thB34304611
8thA3302400
9thB30172200
10thB34082301
11thB30181100
12thB33481100
13thM41201

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2020

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2020: 44.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2020

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2020: 47.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years