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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2021, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2020 (117), and casualties rose from 148.

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

Collisions in 2021
129
Up 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
156
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1814%
  • Slight11085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight13687%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 129, up 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 129
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (21%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday18 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7%)
  • February4 (3.1%)
  • March8 (6.2%)
  • April9 (7%)
  • May15 (12%)
  • June19 (15%)
  • July8 (6.2%)
  • August11 (8.5%)
  • September11 (8.5%)
  • October8 (6.2%)
  • November12 (9.3%)
  • December15 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (75%)
  • Wet or damp31 (24%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph64 (50%)
  • 40 mph31 (24%)
  • 50 mph22 (17%)
  • 60 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (70%)
  • Roundabout21 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (63%)
  • Pedestrian22 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3541 (26%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (68%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (78%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2021.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2021

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2021, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2021

The A322 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2021: 17, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322171901
2ndA329162202
3rdA3095131612
4thA3215800
5thB30345600
6thA3323300
7thB33483601
8thB34303401
9thB30172200
10thB34082300
11thA3301100
12thB30181101
13thB3831100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2021

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2021: 52.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2021

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2021: 58.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years