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Bracknell Forest road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2023, and 128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2022 (121), and casualties fell from 147.

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

Collisions in 2023
101
Down 17% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
128
Down 13% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bracknell Forest in 2023

None of the collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2023 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Bracknell Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2222%
  • Slight7978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2520%
  • Slight10380%

Bracknell Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bracknell Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 392 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 101, down 17% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 101
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday18 (18%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.9%)
  • February7 (6.9%)
  • March12 (12%)
  • April9 (8.9%)
  • May13 (13%)
  • June8 (7.9%)
  • July8 (7.9%)
  • August9 (8.9%)
  • September7 (6.9%)
  • October7 (6.9%)
  • November6 (5.9%)
  • December6 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (77%)
  • Wet or damp23 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (61%)
  • 40 mph22 (22%)
  • 50 mph9 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (5%)
  • 70 mph3 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (70%)
  • Roundabout17 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (57%)
  • Pedestrian20 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (11%)
  • 21 to 258 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3537 (29%)
  • 36 to 4525 (20%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (66%)
  • Passenger24 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (73%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bracknell Forest in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bracknell Forest had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2023.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bracknell Forest in 2023

Town Centre & The Parks, Bracknell Forest, RG12 1QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bracknell Forest in 2023, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bracknell Forest with the most crashes in 2023

The A322 and A329 had the most collisions in Bracknell Forest in 2023, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bracknell Forest, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322111302
2ndA329111204
3rdA3218802
4thA309571002
5thB34084400
6thB30183300
7thB30343700
8thB34303501
9thA3322302
10thB30172200
11thB30201100
12thB30221100
13thB30481100
14thB33481100
15thB3831201

Towns in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2023

Bracknell had the most collisions of any town in Bracknell Forest in 2023: 47.

Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest: crashes in 2023

RG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bracknell Forest in 2023: 49.

Latest crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bracknell Forest in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Bracknell Forest road accidents in other years