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West Berkshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2007, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2006 (451), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 2007
482
Up 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
681
Up 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2007

2.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight39181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight57685%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 482, up 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.5%)
  • February32 (6.6%)
  • March29 (6%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September38 (7.9%)
  • October43 (8.9%)
  • November29 (6%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (68%)
  • Wet or damp144 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph151 (31%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph44 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph130 (27%)
  • 70 mph103 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (22%)
  • Roundabout55 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (17%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (69%)
  • Passenger181 (27%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Berkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 133rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2007

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2007, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2007: 66, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM466117013
2ndA46579212
3rdA34344815
4thA339283906
5thA340264604
6thA329141713
7thA338131612
8thB4000121212
9thB4009101502
10thB449481303
11thA3435600
12thB34215600
13thB40012200
14thB30511100
15thB41921100
16thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2007

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2007: 77.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2007

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2007: 101.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years