Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Berkshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2018, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2017 (237), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2018
207
Down 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
291
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2018

2.4% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious4120%
  • Slight16178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23280%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 207, down 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 207
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (19%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.2%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March8 (3.9%)
  • April16 (7.7%)
  • May19 (9.2%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August15 (7.2%)
  • September18 (8.7%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November19 (9.2%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph65 (31%)
  • 40 mph26 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (25%)
  • 70 mph44 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (23%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (63%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (18%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (70%)
  • Passenger62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2018.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2018

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2018, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2018: 38, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43845212
2ndM4245635
3rdA34173101
4thA339141700
5thA33881001
6thB40007902
7thA3405602
8thB44944501
9thA3292300
10thB40092400

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2018

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2018

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2018: 43.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years