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West Berkshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1979, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,353 collisions in West Berkshire.

Collisions in 1979
566
Casualties in 1979
806
Fatal collisions
24
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
34% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1979

4.2% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244.2%
  • Serious19534%
  • Slight34761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273.3%
  • Serious24831%
  • Slight53166%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 566.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday108 (19%)
  • Saturday104 (18%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.4%)
  • February36 (6.4%)
  • March55 (9.7%)
  • April38 (6.7%)
  • May44 (7.8%)
  • June44 (7.8%)
  • July35 (6.2%)
  • August50 (8.8%)
  • September66 (12%)
  • October47 (8.3%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December41 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Other38 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (54%)
  • Wet or damp207 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.4%)
  • Snow24 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (34%)
  • 40 mph51 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph235 (42%)
  • 70 mph87 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (19%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist40 (5%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20221 (27%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (62%)
  • Passenger235 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (65%)
  • Motorcycle148 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in West Berkshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Berkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 161st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1979: 117, including 5 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4117167538
2ndM471124824
3rdA34313719
4thA329183027
5thB4009182408
6thA338151925
7thA340142101
8thA343131601
9thB4494122004
10thB34217802
11thB400071105
12thA33941011
13thB40013501
14thB30512402

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1979

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1979: 118.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1979

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1979: 130.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years