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West Berkshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 1999, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (606), and casualties rose from 876.

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

Collisions in 1999
626
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
895
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 1999

2.4% of collisions in West Berkshire in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious12320%
  • Slight48878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious16218%
  • Slight71780%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 626, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday107 (17%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (17%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (10%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.9%)
  • February47 (7.5%)
  • March46 (7.3%)
  • April65 (10%)
  • May46 (7.3%)
  • June59 (9.4%)
  • July55 (8.8%)
  • August51 (8.1%)
  • September48 (7.7%)
  • October47 (7.5%)
  • November59 (9.4%)
  • December60 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (62%)
  • Wet or damp209 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph197 (31%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph200 (32%)
  • 70 mph146 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (26%)
  • Roundabout61 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant651 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20126 (14%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35212 (24%)
  • 36 to 45129 (14%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded51 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (66%)
  • Passenger247 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car875 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 128th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 1999: 95, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA495133321
2ndM491158613
3rdA34487818
4thA339293815
5thB4494162302
6thA338142005
7thA340141800
8thB3421121402
9thB4009121802
10thB4000111711
11thA32991004
12thA34391301
13thA41551100
14thA4171100
15thB30511100
16thB40011101
17thB41921100
18thB4711201

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 1999

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 1999: 106.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 1999

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 1999: 134.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 1999, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years