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West Berkshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2015, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (325), and casualties fell from 454.

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

Collisions in 2015
294
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
404
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2015

1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight24282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight34886%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 294, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 294
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February25 (8.5%)
  • March29 (9.9%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May14 (4.8%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September26 (8.8%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November17 (5.8%)
  • December17 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (71%)
  • Wet or damp80 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph108 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph26 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph63 (21%)
  • 70 mph55 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (21%)
  • Roundabout48 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2560 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (22%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (19%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (71%)
  • Passenger91 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (71%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2015.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2015

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2015, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2015: 54, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4546815
2ndM4346016
3rdA339202312
4thA34193202
5thB4009111501
6thA34381002
7thA34071003
8thA3385601
9thB40005700
10thB449451202
11thA3293400
12thB30512201
13thB34212201
14thB40011200

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2015

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2015: 53.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2015

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2015: 65.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years