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West Berkshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1991, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1990 (706), and casualties fell from 1,007.

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

Collisions in 1991
589
Down 17% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
859
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1991

2.2% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight49584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight73385%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 589, down 17% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday125 (21%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.5%)
  • February45 (7.6%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April26 (4.4%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June49 (8.3%)
  • July50 (8.5%)
  • August58 (9.8%)
  • September43 (7.3%)
  • October57 (9.7%)
  • November76 (13%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist19 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other33 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (62%)
  • Wet or damp182 (31%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.8%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (30%)
  • 40 mph54 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph217 (37%)
  • 70 mph131 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant55 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20157 (18%)
  • 21 to 25116 (14%)
  • 26 to 35172 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (62%)
  • Passenger263 (31%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 141st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1991: 97, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497130314
2ndM489147312
3rdA34528336
4thA340172803
5thA329162302
6thB4009163011
7thB4494151810
8thA343142202
9thA338112601
10thA3395700
11thB34215500
12thB40005701
13thB30513402
14thB40011100
15thB41921301

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1991

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1991: 98.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1991

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1991: 125.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years