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West Berkshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2005, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (449), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 2005
467
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
639
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2005

3.2% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight40086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious639.9%
  • Slight56188%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 467, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.9%)
  • February31 (6.6%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June41 (8.8%)
  • July36 (7.7%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September32 (6.9%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November35 (7.5%)
  • December55 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (67%)
  • Wet or damp137 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph142 (30%)
  • 40 mph57 (12%)
  • 50 mph35 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph136 (29%)
  • 70 mph95 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (25%)
  • Roundabout42 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (20%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (69%)
  • Passenger153 (24%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (75%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 155th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2005

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2005, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2005

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2005: 76, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47611248
2ndA4668727
3rdA34283913
4thA340202402
5thA339172720
6thA329152011
7thB4494132412
8thA3388801
9thA3437701
10thB400061001
11thB40096702
12thB40014410
13thB30511100
14thB34211200
15thB4001110
16thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2005

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2005: 65.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2005

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2005: 97.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2005, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years