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West Berkshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1982, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (593), and casualties rose from 837.

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

Collisions in 1982
622
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
904
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1982

2.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious20533%
  • Slight40365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious25929%
  • Slight63170%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 622, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.8%)
  • February33 (5.3%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May41 (6.6%)
  • June46 (7.4%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August68 (11%)
  • September48 (7.7%)
  • October61 (9.8%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December57 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting144 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (61%)
  • Wet or damp212 (34%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (30%)
  • 40 mph54 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph264 (42%)
  • 70 mph112 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (23%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (16%)
  • Cyclist63 (7%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20222 (25%)
  • 21 to 25150 (17%)
  • 26 to 35158 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (63%)
  • Passenger280 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (66%)
  • Motorcycle139 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1982: 93, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA493137326
2ndM491153428
3rdA344973319
4thB4009233411
5thA329223507
6thA338142206
7thA343141806
8thA340131602
9thB4000132215
10thA339112206
11thB449461002
12thA4192201
13thB40012401
14thA4171100
15thA801100
16thB30511200

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1982

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1982: 109.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1982

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1982: 120.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years