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Wokingham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1982, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1981 (431), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 1982
497
Up 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
654
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Wokingham in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious15030%
  • Slight34068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious17326%
  • Slight47472%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 497, up 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.4%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March46 (9.3%)
  • April39 (7.8%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June30 (6%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September41 (8.2%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November49 (9.9%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (68%)
  • Wet or damp140 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (41%)
  • 40 mph104 (21%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph134 (27%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (24%)
  • Cyclist68 (10%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20224 (34%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9%)
  • 46 to 5532 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (66%)
  • Passenger161 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (66%)
  • Motorcycle161 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1982.

Collisions
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1982

The A321 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1982: 62, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3216289119
2ndA3295471121
3rdA4283818
4thA327263408
5thM4243525
6thB3350212105
7thB3349171905
8thA3032151606
9thA329(M)132006
10thA423101301
11thB3016101103
12thB3030101302
13thB343081003
14thA337800
15thB30347802
16thB33484500
17thB30243400
18thB30182701
19thB4782300
20thB31061101

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1982

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 104.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1982

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1982: 127.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1982, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years