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West Berkshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1987, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (717), and casualties fell from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 1987
635
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
909
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
23
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1987

3.6% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.6%
  • Serious18429%
  • Slight42867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273%
  • Serious23626%
  • Slight64671%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 635, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (12%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.4%)
  • February39 (6.1%)
  • March42 (6.6%)
  • April54 (8.5%)
  • May55 (8.7%)
  • June53 (8.3%)
  • July55 (8.7%)
  • August62 (9.8%)
  • September72 (11%)
  • October61 (9.6%)
  • November63 (9.9%)
  • December45 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (60%)
  • Wet or damp224 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.4%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (29%)
  • 40 mph74 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (2%)
  • 60 mph241 (38%)
  • 70 mph123 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (25%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (14%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4%)
  • 16 to 20225 (25%)
  • 21 to 25158 (17%)
  • 26 to 35158 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (61%)
  • Passenger288 (32%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car844 (72%)
  • Motorcycle124 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 127th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1987

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1987: 113, including 11 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM41131901127
2ndA4112172134
3rdA344054012
4thA340263439
5thA329142502
6thA338142526
7thB4009121504
8thB4494121505
9thA339111605
10thA34371002
11thB342171002
12thB305141202
13thB40004401
14thB40012201
15thB4711201

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1987

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1987: 115.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1987

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1987: 132.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years