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West Berkshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2019, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (207), and casualties fell from 291.

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

Collisions in 2019
210
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
287
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2019

4.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight16980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24385%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 210, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 210
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February16 (7.6%)
  • March20 (9.5%)
  • April12 (5.7%)
  • May16 (7.6%)
  • June15 (7.1%)
  • July18 (8.6%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September18 (8.6%)
  • October20 (9.5%)
  • November12 (5.7%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (75%)
  • Wet or damp49 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph79 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (9%)
  • 60 mph45 (21%)
  • 70 mph37 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (22%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2035 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.6%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (67%)
  • Passenger66 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (67%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2019.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2019

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2019, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2019: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4344815
2ndM4284705
3rdA34111721
4thA33991202
5thA33881010
6thA3405902
7thB44945511
8thA3294500
9thA3434400
10thB40004600
11thB40014501
12thB34212300

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2019

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2019: 38.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2019

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2019: 43.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years