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West Berkshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1981, and 837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (582), and casualties rose from 804.

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

Collisions in 1981
593
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
837
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
24
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1981

4% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244%
  • Serious20835%
  • Slight36161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303.6%
  • Serious27333%
  • Slight53464%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 593, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday112 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.1%)
  • February47 (7.9%)
  • March42 (7.1%)
  • April47 (7.9%)
  • May49 (8.3%)
  • June48 (8.1%)
  • July57 (9.6%)
  • August38 (6.4%)
  • September55 (9.3%)
  • October59 (9.9%)
  • November55 (9.3%)
  • December54 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting134 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (60%)
  • Wet or damp211 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.7%)
  • Snow12 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (28%)
  • 40 mph65 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph252 (42%)
  • 70 mph106 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (20%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (21%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist59 (7%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20240 (29%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (15%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (63%)
  • Passenger238 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (65%)
  • Motorcycle176 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in West Berkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Berkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 148th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1981: 91, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA491118532
2ndM485152527
3rdA34366149
4thA329293909
5thB4009172417
6thA343152107
7thB4000121405
8thA340111508
9thB4494101603
10thA33892013
11thA3396603
12thB34216601
13thA4172210
14thB40012501
15thB30511501

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1981

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1981: 104.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1981

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1981: 129.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years