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Wokingham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1981, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (461), and casualties fell from 643.

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

Collisions in 1981
431
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
587
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
21
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1981

4.9% of collisions in Wokingham in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal214.9%
  • Serious12629%
  • Slight28466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.7%
  • Serious14625%
  • Slight41971%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 431, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March39 (9%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June41 (9.5%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August30 (7%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (35%)
  • 40 mph87 (20%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph141 (33%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.2%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (25%)
  • Cyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20205 (35%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (12%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (64%)
  • Passenger164 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (65%)
  • Motorcycle146 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1981.

Collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1981

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1981: 64, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296480117
2ndA3215171012
3rdA4283837
4thA327254039
5thM4233827
6thB3349152104
7thB3430121206
8thA329(M)101613
9thB3030101503
10thB3350101213
11thA303291204
12thA337902
13thA4235902
14thB30165611
15thB33485803
16thB30344401
17thB4784601
18thB30182401
19thB30241101

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1981

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 92.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1981

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1981: 121.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years