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West Berkshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1997, and 883 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1996 (670), and casualties fell from 981.

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

Collisions in 1997
601
Down 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
883
Down 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
8% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1997

1.2% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1997 were fatal and 8% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious488%
  • Slight54691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious546.1%
  • Slight82293%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 601, down 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (11%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (12%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8%)
  • February44 (7.3%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April43 (7.2%)
  • May52 (8.7%)
  • June46 (7.7%)
  • July58 (9.7%)
  • August55 (9.2%)
  • September34 (5.7%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December49 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Fog or mist24 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (60%)
  • Wet or damp222 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph183 (30%)
  • 40 mph61 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph240 (40%)
  • 70 mph106 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (20%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (17%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35195 (22%)
  • 36 to 45114 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (65%)
  • Passenger243 (28%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (79%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 139th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1997: 95, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49514625
2ndM47112818
3rdA34527103
4thA338334404
5thA329162402
6thA343162102
7thB4494142601
8thA340131901
9thB4000131512
10thB342191001
11thB400981420
12thA3394700
13thA4171100
14thB40011100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1997

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1997: 123.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1997

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1997: 147.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years