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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2022, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2021 (129), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2022
121
Down 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
147
Down 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2022

4.1% of collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2022 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.1%
  • Serious1815%
  • Slight9881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious2215%
  • Slight12082%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 121, down 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 121
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (17%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday10 (8.3%)
  • Sunday21 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.4%)
  • February8 (6.6%)
  • March6 (5%)
  • April9 (7.4%)
  • May11 (9.1%)
  • June11 (9.1%)
  • July17 (14%)
  • August10 (8.3%)
  • September12 (9.9%)
  • October11 (9.1%)
  • November7 (5.8%)
  • December10 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (74%)
  • Wet or damp31 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph51 (42%)
  • 40 mph32 (26%)
  • 50 mph24 (20%)
  • 60 mph9 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (24%)
  • Roundabout16 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (10%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 258 (5.4%)
  • 26 to 3534 (23%)
  • 36 to 4531 (21%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (10%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.4%)
  • Over 755 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (77%)
  • Passenger20 (14%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (71%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bracknell Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2022.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2022

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2022, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2022

The A322 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2022: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322202105
2ndA3095162122
3rdA329162512
4thA32171201
5thB34084601
6thA3303401
7thB30183301
8thB30343401
9thA3322300
10thB33482200
11thB30171101
12thB30221100
13thB30481100
14thB3831100

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2022

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2022: 54.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2022

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2022: 55.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2022, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years