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Wokingham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1980, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (435), and casualties rose from 558.

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

Collisions in 1980
461
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
643
Up 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Wokingham in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.9%
  • Serious14832%
  • Slight29564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193%
  • Serious18228%
  • Slight44269%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 461, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (10%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March44 (9.5%)
  • April28 (6.1%)
  • May30 (6.5%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October39 (8.5%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December40 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (65%)
  • Wet or damp159 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (38%)
  • 40 mph99 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (30%)
  • 70 mph48 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (25%)
  • Cyclist65 (10%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20222 (35%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (63%)
  • Passenger180 (28%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (67%)
  • Motorcycle156 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1980.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1980

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1980: 70, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297089221
2ndA3214458214
3rdA43757215
4thA3272938111
5thM42542010
6thB3349192707
7thB3030152617
8thA329(M)121922
9thB301681004
10thA303271003
11thA4236902
12thB303461303
13thB33506700
14thB33485603
15thB30184410
16thA322300
17thB4782200
18thA331200
19thB30241201

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1980

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 110.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1980

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1980: 127.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years