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West Berkshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,353 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025, and 31,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 548 were fatal and 4,453 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 221 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (206), and casualties rose from 269 to 280.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,353
144th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31,190
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
548
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
221
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in West Berkshire

2.5% of collisions in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5482.5%
  • Serious4,45320%
  • Slight17,35278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6061.9%
  • Serious5,43417%
  • Slight25,15081%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. In 2025 there were 221, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 221
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025221280
2024206269
2023184245
2022210260
2021193257
2020170212
2019210287
2018207291
2017237323
2016298417
2015294404
2014325454
2013326454
2012347485
2011385557
2010323425
2009395512
2008413545
2007482681
2006451632
2005467639
2004449587
2003478620
2002574825
2001577794
2000601837
1999626895
1998606876
1997601883
1996670981
1995601842
1994625908
1993623876
1992550747
1991589859
19907061,007
1989706962
1988690967
1987635909
19867171,050
19857061,009
1984692958
1983624818
1982622904
1981593837
1980582804
1979566806

When and where crashes happen in West Berkshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,235 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,063 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,164 (14%)
  • Thursday3,374 (15%)
  • Friday3,851 (17%)
  • Saturday3,041 (14%)
  • Sunday2,625 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59531 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,430 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,080 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,595 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,539 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,151 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,767 (7.9%)
  • February1,643 (7.4%)
  • March1,623 (7.3%)
  • April1,663 (7.4%)
  • May1,807 (8.1%)
  • June1,906 (8.5%)
  • July2,036 (9.1%)
  • August1,924 (8.6%)
  • September1,942 (8.7%)
  • October2,085 (9.3%)
  • November2,116 (9.5%)
  • December1,841 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,769 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,630 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,709 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown136 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit104 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,731 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,719 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds368 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds325 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist288 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds80 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (0.1%)
  • Other642 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded169 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,270 (64%)
  • Wet or damp7,206 (32%)
  • Frost or ice620 (2.8%)
  • Snow130 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep53 (0.2%)
  • Mud11 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph100 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph7,095 (32%)
  • 40 mph2,367 (11%)
  • 50 mph807 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph7,497 (34%)
  • 70 mph4,485 (20%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,024 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway5,117 (23%)
  • Roundabout1,759 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road451 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,037 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist3,530 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,245 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist2,091 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant1,026 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)589 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant254 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant169 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant122 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant94 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5567 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10909 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,524 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 205,830 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,457 (14%)
  • 26 to 355,993 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,192 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,084 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,977 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 751,135 (3.6%)
  • Over 75738 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded784 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,658 (66%)
  • Passenger8,287 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,245 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30,446 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,538 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,277 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2,163 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,117 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle336 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach309 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car152 (0.4%)
  • Minibus143 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle38 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Berkshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Berkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Berkshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 144th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
141stFlintshire22,68732,9384623,637
142ndBasingstoke and Deane22,61030,8004315,603
143rdRenfrewshire22,48728,8084445,228
144thWest Berkshire (this area)22,35331,1905484,453
145thNorth Tyneside22,28329,3082953,765
146thNorth Somerset22,13030,5244394,112
147thCherwell22,07431,5375074,126

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire, with 547 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,642, including 96 fatal and 762 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43,6424,90096762
2ndM43,1875,218118605
3rdA341,6752,41354275
4thA3406761,02218145
5thA32964490316120
6thA3395968382092
7thA33858184018156
8thB40094846721195
9thB449445364510104
10thB400041162321105
11thA343344430375
12thB3421227278138
13thB400171103422
14thB305168111023
15thA417225413
16thB471172103
17thB4192152207
18thA4194403
19thB4002211
20thA3081101

Towns in West Berkshire

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,847.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,586.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Berkshire, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity