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West Berkshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2008, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (482), and casualties fell from 681.

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

Collisions in 2008
413
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
545
Down 20% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2008

1.9% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2008 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious379%
  • Slight36889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious427.7%
  • Slight49591%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 413, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 413
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (9%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May41 (9.9%)
  • June35 (8.5%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (68%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph123 (30%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph104 (25%)
  • 70 mph108 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (27%)
  • Roundabout51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (70%)
  • Passenger135 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 157th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2008

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2008, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2008: 70, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47010845
2ndA4617907
3rdA34334823
4thA339172011
5thA340131803
6thB4009101300
7thA33891101
8thA3298902
9thB40005711
10thA3434400
11thB30513400
12thB44943401
13thB34212300
14thB40011100
15thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2008

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2008: 58.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2008

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2008: 101.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2008, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years