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West Berkshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2001, and 794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (601), and casualties fell from 837.

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

Collisions in 2001
577
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
794
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2001

1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight46581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious12816%
  • Slight65883%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 577, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February57 (9.9%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April41 (7.1%)
  • May41 (7.1%)
  • June42 (7.3%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August49 (8.5%)
  • September43 (7.5%)
  • October44 (7.6%)
  • November51 (8.8%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (61%)
  • Wet or damp196 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.6%)
  • Mud5 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (31%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph187 (32%)
  • 70 mph130 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (24%)
  • Roundabout67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant595 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian46 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (15%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35203 (26%)
  • 36 to 45121 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (69%)
  • Passenger201 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car828 (78%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Berkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Berkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 135th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2001

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2001, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2001: 87, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487117115
2ndM481139119
3rdA34445818
4thA340264115
5thA329202602
6thA339202203
7thA338121302
8thB4494121602
9thA343111801
10thB4009111301
11thB4000101404
12thB34214400
13thB40012202
14thB30511100
15thB41921101

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2001

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2001: 77.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2001

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2001: 122.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years