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Wokingham road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1986, and 693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (503), and casualties rose from 656.

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

Collisions in 1986
531
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
693
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Wokingham in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious14527%
  • Slight37971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious17025%
  • Slight51674%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 531, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday103 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.9%)
  • February19 (3.6%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April49 (9.2%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June43 (8.1%)
  • July31 (5.8%)
  • August41 (7.7%)
  • September49 (9.2%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (62%)
  • Wet or damp183 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (36%)
  • 40 mph151 (28%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph117 (22%)
  • 70 mph66 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (18%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20197 (28%)
  • 21 to 25120 (17%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (67%)
  • Passenger168 (24%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car712 (73%)
  • Motorcycle123 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had the 174th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1986

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1986: 75, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297597024
2ndA3215874213
3rdA45169015
4thM4376909
5thA327303716
6thA329(M)212603
7thB3349172102
8thB3350172003
9thA3032151704
10thB3030121505
11thB3430111906
12thB301671504
13thA336701
14thB303461013
15thA4235801
16thB4784501
17thB33483303
18thB30182200
19thA321201
20thB30241101

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1986

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 110.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1986

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1986: 116.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years