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West Berkshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2003, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2002 (574), and casualties fell from 825.

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

Collisions in 2003
478
Down 17% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
620
Down 25% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2003

2.7% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight38480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight50982%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 478, down 17% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 478
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.6%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March26 (5.4%)
  • April36 (7.5%)
  • May45 (9.4%)
  • June55 (12%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August33 (6.9%)
  • September38 (7.9%)
  • October44 (9.2%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December33 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (76%)
  • Wet or damp96 (20%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (31%)
  • 40 mph43 (9%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph146 (31%)
  • 70 mph119 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (28%)
  • Roundabout43 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (70%)
  • Passenger147 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (77%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 157th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2003

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2003, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2003

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2003: 91, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM491125118
2ndA47289210
3rdA34344127
4thA339202203
5thB4009162201
6thA329131303
7thA338131701
8thB4000132403
9thA340101513
10thB4494101713
11thA3436600
12thB34214600
13thB40013500
14thA6401200
15thB30511100
16thB41921201

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2003

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2003: 66.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2003

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2003: 92.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years