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Wokingham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1983, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (497), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 1983
469
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
607
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Wokingham in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious14531%
  • Slight31567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious16227%
  • Slight43672%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 469, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February32 (6.8%)
  • March36 (7.7%)
  • April24 (5.1%)
  • May36 (7.7%)
  • June35 (7.5%)
  • July55 (12%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September31 (6.6%)
  • October58 (12%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December43 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (69%)
  • Wet or damp136 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (41%)
  • 40 mph117 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (23%)
  • 70 mph50 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (26%)
  • Cyclist74 (12%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (10%)
  • 16 to 20194 (32%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (65%)
  • Passenger146 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (67%)
  • Motorcycle153 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Wokingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wokingham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1983.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1983

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1983: 75, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32975100322
2ndA3214963015
3rdM43042112
4thA42938010
5thA3272635010
6thB3349243109
7thB3350181904
8thA329(M)101703
9thA3381012
10thB303081112
11thA30326602
12thA4235502
13thB30185702
14thB30164613
15thB30243301
16thB30343401
17thB33483801
18thB34303401
19thB4782300

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1983

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 101.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1983

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1983: 95.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years