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Wokingham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1984, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (469), and casualties rose from 607.

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

Collisions in 1984
531
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
690
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Wokingham in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious16030%
  • Slight36068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious18527%
  • Slight49472%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 531, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.3%)
  • February35 (6.6%)
  • March34 (6.4%)
  • April45 (8.5%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June50 (9.4%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September41 (7.7%)
  • October44 (8.3%)
  • November69 (13%)
  • December51 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (65%)
  • Wet or damp174 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (41%)
  • 40 mph119 (22%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph126 (24%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (21%)
  • Cyclist80 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20230 (33%)
  • 21 to 25119 (17%)
  • 26 to 3575 (11%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.9%)
  • Over 755 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (65%)
  • Passenger173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (69%)
  • Motorcycle152 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1984.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1984

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1984: 73, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297386024
2ndA3215884221
3rdM4345218
4thA327273503
5thA4253019
6thA329(M)223307
7thB3350212505
8thB3349163009
9thA33111514
10thA423111312
11thB3030111414
12thB301691410
13thA30328803
14thB34307902
15thB4785502
16thB33484600
17thB30243302
18thB30181100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1984

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 115.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1984

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1984: 120.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years