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Wokingham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1990, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (530), and casualties fell from 701.

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

Collisions in 1990
500
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
664
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Wokingham in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9419%
  • Slight39980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight55584%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 500, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March48 (9.6%)
  • April45 (9%)
  • May34 (6.8%)
  • June44 (8.8%)
  • July32 (6.4%)
  • August34 (6.8%)
  • September44 (8.8%)
  • October41 (8.2%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December49 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (66%)
  • Wet or damp161 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (34%)
  • 40 mph114 (23%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (26%)
  • 70 mph76 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (18%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.8%)
  • 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 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (12%)
  • Cyclist73 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20162 (24%)
  • 21 to 25119 (18%)
  • 26 to 35107 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (70%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (78%)
  • Motorcycle77 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1990.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1990

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1990: 67, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329677907
2ndA321415408
3rdM43754111
4thA329(M)334005
5thA4335124
6thB3349233105
7thA327193213
8thB3030141702
9thB3350131601
10thA423111303
11thB343071702
12thA336803
13thB32706712
14thB30345910
15thB33485701
16thA30324400
17thB30163302
18thB30183500
19thB30242301
20thB4782200

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1990

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 97.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1990

RG41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1990: 122.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years