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West Berkshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1988, and 967 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (635), and casualties rose from 909.

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

Collisions in 1988
690
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
967
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
23
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1988

3.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.3%
  • Serious17726%
  • Slight49071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious22323%
  • Slight72175%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 690, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (17%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.8%)
  • February40 (5.8%)
  • March54 (7.8%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May45 (6.5%)
  • June52 (7.5%)
  • July54 (7.8%)
  • August68 (9.9%)
  • September77 (11%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December59 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (61%)
  • Wet or damp248 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (30%)
  • 40 mph84 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph255 (37%)
  • 70 mph128 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway470 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (24%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.5%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant676 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (11%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20231 (24%)
  • 21 to 25177 (18%)
  • 26 to 35150 (16%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (64%)
  • Passenger282 (29%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (74%)
  • Motorcycle109 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 124th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1988: 125, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4125158232
2ndM4101151315
3rdA344765512
4thA329294612
5thA338243027
6thA340162424
7thB4009152105
8thB4494152516
9thB4000142714
10thB3421101006
11thA3439901
12thA3394900
13thB30514601
14thA4171200
15thA4191101
16thB4711300

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1988

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1988: 114.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1988

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1988: 143.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years