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West Berkshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1995, and 842 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (625), and casualties fell from 908.

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

Collisions in 1995
601
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
842
Down 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1995

1.5% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight52688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious789.3%
  • Slight75490%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 601, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (10%)
  • February46 (7.7%)
  • March46 (7.7%)
  • April55 (9.2%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June50 (8.3%)
  • July59 (9.8%)
  • August54 (9%)
  • September53 (8.8%)
  • October44 (7.3%)
  • November50 (8.3%)
  • December39 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (62%)
  • Wet or damp197 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph186 (31%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph222 (37%)
  • 70 mph130 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (24%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20135 (16%)
  • 21 to 25127 (15%)
  • 26 to 35175 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5593 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (63%)
  • Passenger248 (29%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car913 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 134th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1995: 101, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4101130313
2ndM48813019
3rdA346110121
4thA329202901
5thA338202705
6thA340121401
7thB3421111600
8thB4000111704
9thB400981100
10thB449481202
11thA3436600
12thA3393400
13thA4171301
14thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1995

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1995: 109.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1995

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1995: 135.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years