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West Berkshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2000, and 837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (626), and casualties fell from 895.

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

Collisions in 2000
601
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
837
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2000

2.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight49683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious11113%
  • Slight71185%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 601, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday90 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February58 (9.7%)
  • March36 (6%)
  • April52 (8.7%)
  • May50 (8.3%)
  • June40 (6.7%)
  • July51 (8.5%)
  • August53 (8.8%)
  • September47 (7.8%)
  • October54 (9%)
  • November59 (9.8%)
  • December54 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (64%)
  • Wet or damp198 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph204 (34%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph179 (30%)
  • 70 mph137 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (25%)
  • Roundabout42 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20139 (17%)
  • 21 to 25114 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (21%)
  • 36 to 45131 (16%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (68%)
  • Passenger219 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car876 (77%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 130th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2000

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2000: 90, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM490138312
2ndA489110210
3rdA34466803
4thA339243711
5thA340193013
6thA329172111
7thB4000132702
8thB4009121705
9thA338111405
10thB4494111502
11thA3437711
12thB34217700
13thB30514702
14thA4173400
15thB41922200
16thB40011100
17thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2000

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2000: 84.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2000

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2000: 105.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years