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West Berkshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in West Berkshire in 2025, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (206), and casualties rose from 269.

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

Collisions in 2025
221
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
280
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Berkshire in 2025

2.3% of collisions in West Berkshire in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in West Berkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious6529%
  • Slight15168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious7426%
  • Slight20172%

West Berkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Berkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 717 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 221, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 221
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (20%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (9%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March15 (6.8%)
  • April16 (7.2%)
  • May16 (7.2%)
  • June17 (7.7%)
  • July28 (13%)
  • August17 (7.7%)
  • September13 (5.9%)
  • October19 (8.6%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (71%)
  • Wet or damp56 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph75 (34%)
  • 40 mph20 (9%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph56 (25%)
  • 70 mph51 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (25%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Berkshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3568 (24%)
  • 36 to 4550 (18%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.1%)
  • Over 7517 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (70%)
  • Passenger64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (68%)
  • Motorcycle46 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Berkshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Berkshire had the 169th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2025

Burghfield & Mortimer, West Berkshire, RG30 3RH area and Chieveley & Cold Ash, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Berkshire in 2025, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in West Berkshire with the most crashes in 2025

The M4 had the most collisions in West Berkshire in 2025: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Berkshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4405518
2ndA43550010
3rdA34141604
4thB40007911
5thA3396612
6thA3405612
7thA3434401
8thB44944602
9thA3293301
10thB40093302
11thA3382201
12thA331400
13thA4171101
14thA431101
15thB30511101
16thB34211100
17thB4001101

Towns in West Berkshire: crashes in 2025

Newbury had the most collisions of any town in West Berkshire in 2025: 27.

Postcode districts in West Berkshire: crashes in 2025

RG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Berkshire in 2025: 42.

Latest crashes in West Berkshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Berkshire in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

West Berkshire road accidents in other years