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Wokingham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1985, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (531), and casualties fell from 690.

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

Collisions in 1985
503
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
656
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1985

3% of collisions in Wokingham in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious14529%
  • Slight34368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious16625%
  • Slight47372%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 503, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday105 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.6%)
  • February19 (3.8%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April41 (8.2%)
  • May47 (9.3%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August44 (8.7%)
  • September43 (8.5%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December33 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other20 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (66%)
  • Wet or damp150 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (38%)
  • 40 mph125 (25%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph119 (24%)
  • 70 mph60 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (20%)
  • Cyclist85 (13%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20202 (31%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (69%)
  • Passenger140 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (71%)
  • Motorcycle128 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1985.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1985

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1985: 74, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297487018
2ndA3215160012
3rdA4384529
4thM4354748
5thA327304719
6thA329(M)202607
7thB3349152505
8thA3032141615
9thB3016131804
10thB3430121809
11thB3350111200
12thA42391404
13thA3371120
14thB30305804
15thB30183302
16thB30342201
17thB4782201

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1985

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 93.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1985

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1985: 101.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1985, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years