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West Berkshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1989, and 962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (690), and casualties fell from 967.

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

Collisions in 1989
706
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
962
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
22
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1989

3.1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious17024%
  • Slight51473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious21022%
  • Slight72976%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 706, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (16%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.9%)
  • February64 (9.1%)
  • March49 (6.9%)
  • April52 (7.4%)
  • May61 (8.6%)
  • June61 (8.6%)
  • July62 (8.8%)
  • August62 (8.8%)
  • September44 (6.2%)
  • October74 (10%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December57 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Fog or mist18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry486 (69%)
  • Wet or damp211 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (31%)
  • 40 mph89 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph253 (36%)
  • 70 mph140 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (23%)
  • Roundabout49 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (14%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist58 (6%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20209 (22%)
  • 21 to 25174 (18%)
  • 26 to 35174 (18%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (66%)
  • Passenger243 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (71%)
  • Motorcycle133 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 130th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1989: 146, including 4 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4146194440
2ndM4103164321
3rdA345377212
4thA338253517
5thA340233317
6thA329192507
7thB4494192104
8thB4000132313
9thA3438902
10thB400981100
11thA3396712
12thB30514600
13thB34214400
14thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1989

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1989: 132.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1989

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1989: 147.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years