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West Berkshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2010, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2009 (395), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2010
323
Down 18% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
425
Down 17% on 2009
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2010

3.1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36586%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 323, down 18% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 323
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April32 (9.9%)
  • May28 (8.7%)
  • June21 (6.5%)
  • July20 (6.2%)
  • August22 (6.8%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (64%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice28 (8.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph104 (32%)
  • 40 mph45 (14%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (26%)
  • 70 mph70 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (24%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (73%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2010.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2010

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2010, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2010: 50, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4507439
2ndA4465725
3rdA339172210
4thA34162513
5thB4000142122
6thA340111500
7thA3386801
8thB44945602
9thA3434400
10thB40094401
11thA3293401
12thB34211100
13thB40011100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2010

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2010: 64.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2010

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2010: 74.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years