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Wokingham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1989, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (494), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1989
530
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
701
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Wokingham in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious11822%
  • Slight40376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious13419%
  • Slight55880%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 530, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday102 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March43 (8.1%)
  • April38 (7.2%)
  • May49 (9.2%)
  • June38 (7.2%)
  • July48 (9.1%)
  • August36 (6.8%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October44 (8.3%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December46 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (65%)
  • Wet or damp174 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (34%)
  • 40 mph127 (24%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (29%)
  • 70 mph65 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • Roundabout50 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (13%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20165 (24%)
  • 21 to 25113 (16%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (68%)
  • Passenger163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (79%)
  • Motorcycle90 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1989.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1989

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1989: 68, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296882018
2ndA321435308
3rdM4427619
4thA4304224
5thB3349243209
6thA327222813
7thA329(M)192302
8thB3030151603
9thA3032121704
10thA33111314
11thB3350111210
12thB3270102002
13thB3430101604
14thA42391503
15thB301681003
16thB334871022
17thB30346702
18thB4783300
19thB30242201
20thA321101

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1989

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 104.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1989

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1989: 119.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years