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West Berkshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1983, and 818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (622), and casualties fell from 904.

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

Collisions in 1983
624
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
818
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1983

2.6% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious19131%
  • Slight41767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious22427%
  • Slight57871%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 624, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday126 (20%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.2%)
  • February44 (7.1%)
  • March39 (6.3%)
  • April44 (7.1%)
  • May59 (9.5%)
  • June70 (11%)
  • July69 (11%)
  • August41 (6.6%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October46 (7.4%)
  • November49 (7.9%)
  • December48 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (69%)
  • Wet or damp173 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (33%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph252 (40%)
  • 70 mph113 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (22%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.6%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (20%)
  • Cyclist70 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20228 (28%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35141 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (65%)
  • Passenger223 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (65%)
  • Motorcycle159 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 129th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1983: 111, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4111142331
2ndM490135327
3rdA344761113
4thA329233108
5thA338141917
6thB4009141816
7thA340131606
8thA339101406
9thB4494101504
10thA34391203
11thB400081113
12thB34214503
13thB305121001
14thB40011201

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1983

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1983: 116.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1983

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1983: 134.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1983, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years