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West Berkshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2006, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (467), and casualties fell from 639.

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

Collisions in 2006
451
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
632
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2006

1.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight38986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious6610%
  • Slight56089%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 451, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.1%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March27 (6%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July32 (7.1%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (66%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph122 (27%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph42 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph137 (30%)
  • 70 mph109 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (28%)
  • Roundabout36 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20108 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (70%)
  • Passenger156 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (83%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 159th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2006

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2006, with 30 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2006

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2006: 74, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47411315
2ndA46375016
3rdA34405807
4thA338182505
5thA339152000
6thA340151902
7thB4009121702
8thB449491412
9thB40007800
10thA3295600
11thB34214400
12thB30513500
13thB41922301
14thA3431200
15thA4171300
16thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2006

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2006: 65.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2006

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2006: 90.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years