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West Berkshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2002, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (577), and casualties rose from 794.

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

Collisions in 2002
574
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
825
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
17
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2002

3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight46982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight70285%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 574, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.5%)
  • February55 (9.6%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April39 (6.8%)
  • May45 (7.8%)
  • June42 (7.3%)
  • July60 (10%)
  • August43 (7.5%)
  • September49 (8.5%)
  • October52 (9.1%)
  • November57 (9.9%)
  • December41 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (63%)
  • Wet or damp201 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (32%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph179 (31%)
  • 70 mph133 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (27%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian37 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20102 (12%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35170 (21%)
  • 36 to 45131 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (66%)
  • Passenger241 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car828 (76%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Berkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 128th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2002

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2002, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2002

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2002: 89, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM489166112
2ndA484116512
3rdA34507726
4thA339283601
5thA340234026
6thA329182103
7thB4494161922
8thA338151813
9thB4000101702
10thB400991512
11thA34381202
12thB34217701
13thB30512300
14thA4171100
15thB40011201

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2002

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2002: 91.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2002

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2002: 120.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years