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Wokingham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1987, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (531), and casualties fell from 693.

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

Collisions in 1987
500
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
622
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1987

2% of collisions in Wokingham in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious12224%
  • Slight36874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious13922%
  • Slight47276%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 500, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February39 (7.8%)
  • March37 (7.4%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July36 (7.2%)
  • August45 (9%)
  • September38 (7.6%)
  • October31 (6.2%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December52 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (59%)
  • Wet or damp192 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (34%)
  • 40 mph133 (27%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph132 (26%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (14%)
  • Roundabout35 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (18%)
  • Cyclist77 (12%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20156 (25%)
  • 21 to 25101 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (70%)
  • Passenger139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (74%)
  • Motorcycle116 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1987.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1987

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1987: 64, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296472214
2ndA321435209
3rdM4334817
4thA4323727
5thA327232515
6thA329(M)192614
7thB3349171906
8thB3030151604
9thA3032101503
10thB3270101412
11thA338801
12thA4238803
13thB33506600
14thB34305501
15thB47851102
16thB30163400
17thB30243402
18thB30343702
19thB30181301

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1987

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 92.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1987

RG41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1987: 105.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1987, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years