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West Berkshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2012, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2011 (385), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 2012
347
Down 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
485
Down 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2012

2.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight27780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight40684%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 347, down 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 347
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday34 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.5%)
  • February34 (9.8%)
  • March29 (8.4%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May27 (7.8%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July29 (8.4%)
  • August20 (5.8%)
  • September24 (6.9%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November34 (9.8%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (61%)
  • Wet or damp123 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph99 (29%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph32 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph90 (26%)
  • 70 mph75 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (23%)
  • Roundabout45 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2578 (16%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (74%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 152nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2012

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2012, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2012: 55, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45583314
2ndM4477925
3rdA34274106
4thA339202612
5thA340131604
6thA338121906
7thB4009101301
8thA3298901
9thB40008901
10thB44947901
11thB34216900
12thA3435500
13thB40011200
14thB41921100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2012

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2012: 57.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2012

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2012: 70.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years