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Wokingham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1997, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (482), and casualties fell from 680.

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

Collisions in 1997
499
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
673
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Wokingham in 1997 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious418.2%
  • Slight45190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious517.6%
  • Slight61591%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 499, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (12%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9%)
  • February37 (7.4%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April40 (8%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June43 (8.6%)
  • July38 (7.6%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September31 (6.2%)
  • October45 (9%)
  • November46 (9.2%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (66%)
  • Wet or damp157 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph162 (32%)
  • 40 mph98 (20%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph145 (29%)
  • 70 mph69 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (13%)
  • Roundabout56 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (71%)
  • Cyclist67 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (17%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (71%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car757 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1997.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1997

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1997: 65, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329658703
2ndA321547723
3rdA327294613
4thA4293814
5thM4293803
6thA329(M)273913
7thB3349212903
8thB3030141902
9thB3430121501
10thB3350101301
11thB327091100
12thA303281000
13thA329081301
14thA413081301
15thB301671001
16thA336600
17thB30345700
18thB30183301
19thB30242200
20thB33481200

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1997

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 88.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1997

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1997: 116.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years