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Wokingham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,736 road traffic collisions in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025, and 23,576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 286 were fatal and 3,023 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 194 collisions, up 21% on 2024 (160), and casualties rose from 181 to 253.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,736
155th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,576
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
286
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
194
Up 21% on 2024

Crash severity in Wokingham

1.6% of collisions in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2861.6%
  • Serious3,02317%
  • Slight14,42781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3021.3%
  • Serious3,48215%
  • Slight19,79284%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. In 2025 there were 194, up 21% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 194
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025194253
2024160181
2023170216
2022183241
2021186239
2020155190
2019168224
2018202268
2017211272
2016246312
2015264355
2014265359
2013250315
2012270367
2011292384
2010302419
2009303391
2008349442
2007356485
2006411560
2005397526
2004417539
2003418555
2002438582
2001455599
2000479625
1999466627
1998537751
1997499673
1996482680
1995477637
1994470645
1993480655
1992449639
1991453636
1990500664
1989530701
1988494659
1987500622
1986531693
1985503656
1984531690
1983469607
1982497654
1981431587
1980461643
1979435558

When and where crashes happen in Wokingham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,548 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,569 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,688 (15%)
  • Thursday2,650 (15%)
  • Friday3,075 (17%)
  • Saturday2,381 (13%)
  • Sunday1,825 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59655 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59254 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,976 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,330 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,685 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,923 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,787 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,449 (8.2%)
  • February1,292 (7.3%)
  • March1,426 (8%)
  • April1,334 (7.5%)
  • May1,457 (8.2%)
  • June1,529 (8.6%)
  • July1,531 (8.6%)
  • August1,283 (7.2%)
  • September1,542 (8.7%)
  • October1,597 (9%)
  • November1,774 (10%)
  • December1,522 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,487 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,295 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,765 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown119 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,287 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,105 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds219 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist217 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds199 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds63 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other508 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded125 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,729 (66%)
  • Wet or damp5,481 (31%)
  • Frost or ice362 (2%)
  • Snow69 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep30 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph76 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph6,923 (39%)
  • 40 mph4,273 (24%)
  • 50 mph391 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph3,660 (21%)
  • 70 mph2,409 (14%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,765 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway2,672 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,784 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road510 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wokingham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,834 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3,136 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,543 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,048 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant386 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)190 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant138 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant107 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant97 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant78 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5383 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10668 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,564 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 204,764 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,369 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,340 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,096 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,209 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 651,349 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75734 (3.1%)
  • Over 75575 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded525 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,353 (69%)
  • Passenger5,175 (22%)
  • Pedestrian2,048 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,882 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,152 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,603 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,082 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes879 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach244 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle193 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car151 (0.5%)
  • Minibus76 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wokingham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wokingham

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 Wokingham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had the 155th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
155th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 124th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
194thRunnymede18,19525,3372292,777
195thNewport18,18824,4033033,415
196thMole Valley18,02224,7042943,222
197thWokingham (this area)17,73623,5762863,023
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme17,61624,2572882,226
199thEast Hertfordshire17,48924,4173033,437
200thTeignbridge17,45423,8443023,506

Accident hotspots in Wokingham

Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham, with 445 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025: 2,496, including 22 fatal and 403 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3292,4963,16122403
2ndA3211,4681,97522266
3rdM41,1881,87229177
4thA41,1811,54931205
5thA329(M)8201,14917125
6thA3277961,09626134
7thB33496478987126
8thB3030455607691
9thB3350412509639
10thB3270348506947
11thA332793981447
12thB3430278398164
13thA3032251320254
14thA3290224319126
15thB3016200257345
16thB3348155216436
17thA4130149236225
18thB3034140197627
19thB3018110156318
20thA423105155230

Towns in Wokingham

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 3,383.

Postcode districts in Wokingham

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025: 4,090.

Latest crashes in Wokingham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wokingham, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity