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West Berkshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2016, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (294), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 2016
298
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
417
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2016

2.7% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight34583%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 298, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 298
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (19%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.1%)
  • February25 (8.4%)
  • March15 (5%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May27 (9.1%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September22 (7.4%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November26 (8.7%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (67%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph100 (34%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph91 (31%)
  • 70 mph55 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (20%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (68%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (71%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 174th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2016

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2016, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2016: 46, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4465718
2ndM4365929
3rdA34234331
4thA339172211
5thA34081403
6thB44946701
7thA3295710
8thB40005901
9thA3384502
10thB34214400
11thB40093600
12thA3432200

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2016

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2016: 45.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2016

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2016: 68.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years