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West Berkshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1984, and 958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (624), and casualties rose from 818.

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

Collisions in 1984
692
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
958
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1984

2.7% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious18927%
  • Slight48470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious23324%
  • Slight70574%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 692, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.8%)
  • February37 (5.3%)
  • March48 (6.9%)
  • April52 (7.5%)
  • May53 (7.7%)
  • June49 (7.1%)
  • July63 (9.1%)
  • August63 (9.1%)
  • September62 (9%)
  • October62 (9%)
  • November91 (13%)
  • December58 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds535 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (59%)
  • Wet or damp261 (38%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (33%)
  • 40 mph84 (12%)
  • 60 mph266 (38%)
  • 70 mph114 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (20%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (15%)
  • Cyclist82 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian80 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20210 (22%)
  • 21 to 25156 (16%)
  • 26 to 35177 (18%)
  • 36 to 45111 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (64%)
  • Passenger268 (28%)
  • Pedestrian80 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car899 (69%)
  • Motorcycle146 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 124th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1984: 134, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4134190433
2ndM487151627
3rdA344868114
4thA329203005
5thA340162524
6thB4009151801
7thA338121805
8thA343121305
9thB4000111817
10thA33991110
11thB449491504
12thB34216701
13thB40013501
14thB30511201

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1984

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1984: 140.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1984

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1984: 157.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years