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West Berkshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2022, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (193), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2022
210
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
260
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2022

1.4% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21683%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 210, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April20 (9.5%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June19 (9%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October15 (7.1%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December10 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph80 (38%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (10%)
  • 60 mph48 (23%)
  • 70 mph43 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.1%)
  • Over 7518 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (77%)
  • Passenger44 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (11%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2022.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2022

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2022, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2022: 31, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4313508
2ndA34233006
3rdM4223112
4thB4494111203
5thA339101001
6thA33871001
7thB400071301
8thA32961001
9thA3404501
10thB40094701
11thA3433300
12thA4301100
13thB34211100

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2022

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2022: 25.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2022

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2022: 41.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years