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West Berkshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1980, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (566), and casualties fell from 806.

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

Collisions in 1980
582
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
804
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
30
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1980

5.2% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal305.2%
  • Serious20235%
  • Slight35060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal313.9%
  • Serious26533%
  • Slight50863%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 582, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (11%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday125 (21%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.6%)
  • February36 (6.2%)
  • March47 (8.1%)
  • April31 (5.3%)
  • May48 (8.2%)
  • June62 (11%)
  • July56 (9.6%)
  • August53 (9.1%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October55 (9.5%)
  • November49 (8.4%)
  • December48 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (64%)
  • Wet or damp191 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (32%)
  • 40 mph54 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph245 (42%)
  • 70 mph97 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (19%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (20%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20214 (27%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (63%)
  • Passenger218 (27%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (64%)
  • Motorcycle157 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in West Berkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Berkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 159th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1980: 113, including 7 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4113148732
2ndM481128432
3rdA343852311
4thA329263846
5thA3401525012
6thA338101304
7thA343101004
8thB4009101413
9thB449471003
10thA3394710
11thB40004402
12thB30513303
13thB34212201
14thA4171100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1980

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1980: 103.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1980

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1980: 115.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1980, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years