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West Berkshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1993, and 876 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1992 (550), and casualties rose from 747.

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

Collisions in 1993
623
Up 13% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
876
Up 17% on 1992
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1993

1.9% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight52284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight75086%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 623, up 13% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.3%)
  • February35 (5.6%)
  • March49 (7.9%)
  • April44 (7.1%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June57 (9.1%)
  • July45 (7.2%)
  • August52 (8.3%)
  • September55 (8.8%)
  • October58 (9.3%)
  • November72 (12%)
  • December48 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (60%)
  • Wet or damp222 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (34%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph229 (37%)
  • 70 mph118 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (23%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant623 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5%)
  • 16 to 20169 (19%)
  • 21 to 25148 (17%)
  • 26 to 35171 (20%)
  • 36 to 45113 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (63%)
  • Passenger256 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (75%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 124th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1993: 86, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA486122312
2ndM485153114
3rdA34586605
4thA340222703
5thA329192315
6thB4009141701
7thA338111404
8thB4494111910
9thA3438902
10thB400081302
11thB34217801
12thA3395711
13thB40013600
14thB4711101

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1993

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1993: 115.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1993

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1993: 142.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years