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Wokingham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1988, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (500), and casualties rose from 622.

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

Collisions in 1988
494
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
659
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1988

2.4% of collisions in Wokingham in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious11323%
  • Slight36975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight50877%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 494, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.7%)
  • February47 (9.5%)
  • March44 (8.9%)
  • April32 (6.5%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June37 (7.5%)
  • July38 (7.7%)
  • August43 (8.7%)
  • September48 (9.7%)
  • October49 (9.9%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December32 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (64%)
  • Wet or damp170 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (37%)
  • 40 mph120 (24%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph125 (25%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (16%)
  • Cyclist59 (9%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20166 (25%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 35104 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (69%)
  • Passenger153 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (77%)
  • Motorcycle105 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1988.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1988

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1988: 64, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296481015
2ndA321385209
3rdA4344328
4thM4335527
5thA329(M)263213
6thA327232911
7thB3349152203
8thB3350142312
9thB3030101402
10thB3270101304
11thB343091300
12thA42381404
13thB303481503
14thB30167903
15thA30326703
16thA335701
17thB30244500
18thB30183300
19thB33482410
20thB4782201

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1988

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 87.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1988

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1988: 110.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years