Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Berkshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1990, and 1,007 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties rose from 962.

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

Collisions in 1990
706
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,007
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
21
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1990

3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious16023%
  • Slight52574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.5%
  • Serious20620%
  • Slight77677%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 706, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (10%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.1%)
  • February54 (7.6%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April62 (8.8%)
  • May50 (7.1%)
  • June70 (9.9%)
  • July67 (9.5%)
  • August46 (6.5%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October60 (8.5%)
  • November70 (9.9%)
  • December47 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry486 (69%)
  • Wet or damp199 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (32%)
  • 40 mph67 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph246 (35%)
  • 70 mph161 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (24%)
  • Roundabout47 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (11%)
  • Pedestrian69 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20205 (20%)
  • 21 to 25178 (18%)
  • 26 to 35192 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (64%)
  • Passenger297 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,013 (72%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 131st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1990: 113, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4113149226
2ndM4108202532
3rdA34525727
4thA338254017
5thA329223116
6thA340214015
7thB3421161802
8thA343121505
9thB4494121804
10thB4000111823
11thB4009101503
12thA33982912
13thB40014702
14thB30512200
15thA4171100
16thB41921201
17thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1990

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1990: 125.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1990

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1990: 145.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1990, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years