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Wokingham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1996, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (477), and casualties rose from 637.

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

Collisions in 1996
482
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
680
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1996

1% of collisions in Wokingham in 1996 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious306.2%
  • Slight44793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious416%
  • Slight63493%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 482, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February48 (10%)
  • March27 (5.6%)
  • April29 (6%)
  • May31 (6.4%)
  • June42 (8.7%)
  • July47 (9.8%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September40 (8.3%)
  • October63 (13%)
  • November43 (8.9%)
  • December41 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (67%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph182 (38%)
  • 40 mph93 (19%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph130 (27%)
  • 70 mph63 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (13%)
  • Roundabout57 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (70%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (16%)
  • 21 to 25120 (18%)
  • 26 to 35134 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (66%)
  • Passenger179 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Wokingham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Wokingham ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1996.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1996

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1996: 63, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329638404
2ndA321375924
3rdA329(M)325011
4thA4264003
5thM4243500
6thA327224411
7thB3349172500
8thB3350172501
9thB3270121902
10thB3030111601
11thA303281200
12thB343081001
13thA413071801
14thA335800
15thB30165500
16thB302451000
17thB30184501
18thB30343401
19thB33481100
20thB34081100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1996

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 95.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1996

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1996: 120.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1996, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Wokingham road accidents in other years