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West Berkshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1986, and 1,050 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (706), and casualties rose from 1,009.

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

Collisions in 1986
717
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,050
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1986

3.1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious22031%
  • Slight47566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.4%
  • Serious26725%
  • Slight75872%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (12%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.2%)
  • February50 (7%)
  • March53 (7.4%)
  • April38 (5.3%)
  • May51 (7.1%)
  • June59 (8.2%)
  • July59 (8.2%)
  • August70 (9.8%)
  • September72 (10%)
  • October74 (10%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December59 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (60%)
  • Wet or damp261 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (34%)
  • 40 mph73 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph251 (35%)
  • 70 mph147 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (25%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (12%)
  • Pedestrian80 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist75 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20263 (25%)
  • 21 to 25157 (15%)
  • 26 to 35165 (16%)
  • 36 to 45138 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (60%)
  • Passenger341 (32%)
  • Pedestrian80 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car974 (72%)
  • Motorcycle128 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 118th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1986

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1986: 124, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4124239628
2ndA4116146337
3rdA345274214
4thA340274202
5thA338244019
6thA329182716
7thB4000182326
8thB4494182105
9thA339163204
10thB4009142017
11thA343101204
12thB342191203
13thB30514803
14thB40013601
15thA4172401

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1986

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1986: 129.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1986

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1986: 151.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years