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West Berkshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2017, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2016 (298), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 2017
237
Down 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
323
Down 23% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2017

0.4% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight27986%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 237, down 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 237
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (19%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May30 (13%)
  • June18 (7.6%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November21 (8.9%)
  • December14 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph89 (38%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (22%)
  • 70 mph44 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (21%)
  • Roundabout26 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (70%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (72%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2017.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2017

Newbury Greenham, West Berkshire, RG14 7QU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2017, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2017: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4363908
2ndM4275404
3rdA34142104
4thA32991101
5thA33991102
6thA34071002
7thB40096702
8thB44946901
9thA3435901
10thA3384502
11thB40004501
12thB30512201
13thB40011100
14thB41921100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2017

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2017: 30.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2017

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2017: 48.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years