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West Berkshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2011, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2010 (323), and casualties rose from 425.

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

Collisions in 2011
385
Up 19% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
557
Up 31% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2011

1.6% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight31682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight48086%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 385, up 19% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.3%)
  • February39 (10%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May23 (6%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July36 (9.4%)
  • August30 (7.8%)
  • September25 (6.5%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (69%)
  • Wet or damp115 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph114 (30%)
  • 40 mph53 (14%)
  • 50 mph27 (7%)
  • 60 mph107 (28%)
  • 70 mph81 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (18%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (68%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (75%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 143rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2011

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2011, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2011: 73, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47393113
2ndM4466817
3rdA34325603
4thA339202313
5thA340121900
6thB4009101603
7thA33881201
8thB400081306
9thA3437701
10thA32961001
11thB34215603
12thB44945601
13thB40013400
14thB30512301
15thA41712100
16thB4711100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2011

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2011: 66.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2011

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2011: 79.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years