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West Berkshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2024, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2023 (184), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 2024
206
Up 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
269
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2024

1% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight16279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22082%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 206, up 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 206
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April15 (7.3%)
  • May20 (9.7%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July18 (8.7%)
  • August6 (2.9%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November12 (5.8%)
  • December17 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (66%)
  • Wet or damp67 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph80 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (10%)
  • 60 mph51 (25%)
  • 70 mph33 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (19%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3565 (24%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 7514 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (71%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (70%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2024.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2024

Newbury Central, West Berkshire, RG14 5AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Berkshire in 2024, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2024: 35, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4354707
2ndM4242915
3rdA339122204
4thA34111402
5thA34091700
6thA32981201
7thA3385902
8thB44944403
9thB40003801
10thB40093300
11thA3432200
12thB40011101

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2024

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2024: 41.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2024

RG14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2024: 45.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years