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West Berkshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1985, and 1,009 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (692), and casualties rose from 958.

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

Collisions in 1985
706
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,009
Up 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1985

2.7% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious22732%
  • Slight46065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.2%
  • Serious28929%
  • Slight69869%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 706, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (11%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.4%)
  • February39 (5.5%)
  • March54 (7.6%)
  • April47 (6.7%)
  • May65 (9.2%)
  • June61 (8.6%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August69 (9.8%)
  • September88 (12%)
  • October57 (8.1%)
  • November58 (8.2%)
  • December42 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (61%)
  • Wet or damp232 (33%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.1%)
  • Snow11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (34%)
  • 40 mph93 (13%)
  • 60 mph249 (35%)
  • 70 mph127 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (22%)
  • Roundabout35 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant622 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (15%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist85 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20249 (25%)
  • 21 to 25161 (16%)
  • 26 to 35169 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (10%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (62%)
  • Passenger298 (30%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car909 (69%)
  • Motorcycle159 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 117th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1985: 126, including 2 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4126175244
2ndM493160626
3rdA345180115
4thA340213107
5thA329172506
6thB4009172607
7thA338152303
8thB4494151803
9thA343111715
10thB4000111503
11thA33991304
12thB34214603
13thB30512201
14thA4191101
15thB40011110
16thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1985

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1985: 154.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1985

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1985: 172.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1985, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years