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Wokingham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1979, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,736 collisions in Wokingham.

Collisions in 1979
435
Casualties in 1979
558
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Wokingham in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious12028%
  • Slight30670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious14626%
  • Slight40272%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 435.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (7.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March43 (9.9%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July42 (9.7%)
  • August22 (5.1%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October35 (8%)
  • November40 (9.2%)
  • December37 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other34 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (63%)
  • Wet or damp124 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.5%)
  • Snow12 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (43%)
  • 40 mph90 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph126 (29%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20181 (32%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (64%)
  • Passenger138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (63%)
  • Motorcycle144 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wokingham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wokingham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1979.

Collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1979

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1979: 66, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296687121
2ndA321455308
3rdA4324525
4thM4212909
5thA327202403
6thB3030192306
7thB3349192312
8thA33151904
9thB3350101011
10thA329(M)81413
11thB301681203
12thB33486911
13thA30325501
14thA4234502
15thB30243301
16thB30181200
17thB4781101

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1979

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 100.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1979

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1979: 103.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years