Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Berkshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2014, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (326), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2014
325
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
454
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2014

1.8% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight26682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight38685%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 325, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 325
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (22%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February31 (9.5%)
  • March29 (8.9%)
  • April29 (8.9%)
  • May19 (5.8%)
  • June24 (7.4%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August17 (5.2%)
  • September26 (8%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November30 (9.2%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (64%)
  • Wet or damp112 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph94 (29%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph33 (10%)
  • 60 mph60 (18%)
  • 70 mph94 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (29%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35101 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5577 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (72%)
  • Passenger95 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (73%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 170th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2014

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2014, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2014

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2014: 55, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4559006
2ndA45469118
3rdA34324622
4thB4009121703
5thA339111101
6thB400091101
7thA32981010
8thA33871201
9thA34071302
10thA3437901
11thB34216810
12thB44944800
13thB40012202
14thB30511100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2014

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2014: 54.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2014

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2014: 80.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years