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West Berkshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 670 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1996, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1995 (601), and casualties rose from 842.

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

Collisions in 1996
670
Up 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
981
Up 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1996

1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1996 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious639.4%
  • Slight60090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious717.2%
  • Slight90292%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 670, up 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (17%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (17%)
  • Friday101 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (11%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.7%)
  • February60 (9%)
  • March31 (4.6%)
  • April56 (8.4%)
  • May45 (6.7%)
  • June47 (7%)
  • July60 (9%)
  • August55 (8.2%)
  • September58 (8.7%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November81 (12%)
  • December65 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (60%)
  • Wet or damp230 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph212 (32%)
  • 40 mph54 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph272 (41%)
  • 70 mph126 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (22%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant710 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian58 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20172 (18%)
  • 21 to 25152 (15%)
  • 26 to 35216 (22%)
  • 36 to 45120 (12%)
  • 46 to 5597 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider670 (68%)
  • Passenger253 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,032 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.6%)
  • Minibus14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 121st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1996: 98, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA498150011
2ndM49314808
3rdA34537801
4thA329274712
5thB4494213006
6thA340182802
7thA338173713
8thB4009152001
9thB4000142602
10thA34391201
11thA3396901
12thB34215500
13thB40012210
14thB30511100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1996

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1996: 107.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1996

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1996: 140.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years