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West Berkshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 625 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1994, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993 (623), and casualties rose from 876.

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

Collisions in 1994
625
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
908
Up 4% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1994

1.9% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1994 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight53586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight79688%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 625, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (11%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday110 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.6%)
  • February39 (6.2%)
  • March46 (7.4%)
  • April43 (6.9%)
  • May33 (5.3%)
  • June52 (8.3%)
  • July72 (12%)
  • August61 (9.8%)
  • September48 (7.7%)
  • October74 (12%)
  • November49 (7.8%)
  • December54 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (60%)
  • Wet or damp225 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph195 (31%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph261 (42%)
  • 70 mph102 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (21%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant666 (73%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20147 (16%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35182 (20%)
  • 36 to 45117 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded42 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (65%)
  • Passenger252 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car929 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 127th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1994: 104, including 6 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4104159614
2ndM468108211
3rdA34567404
4thA3382535110
5thA340203103
6thB4494192701
7thA329152101
8thB4000122212
9thB4009111200
10thB34218901
11thA33971202
12thA3436610
13thA4172300

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1994

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1994: 110.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1994

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1994: 140.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1994, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years