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Wokingham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 1998, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1997 (499), and casualties rose from 673.

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

Collisions in 1998
537
Up 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
751
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Wokingham in 1998 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious376.9%
  • Slight49793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious425.6%
  • Slight70694%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 537, up 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (18%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (10%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March49 (9.1%)
  • April31 (5.8%)
  • May34 (6.3%)
  • June51 (9.5%)
  • July30 (5.6%)
  • August38 (7.1%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October44 (8.2%)
  • November53 (9.9%)
  • December53 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (61%)
  • Wet or damp193 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph180 (34%)
  • 40 mph95 (18%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (29%)
  • 70 mph91 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (18%)
  • Roundabout53 (9.9%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20112 (15%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35165 (22%)
  • 36 to 4597 (13%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (72%)
  • Passenger159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car856 (80%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had the 156th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 1998

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 1998: 58, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329588111
2ndA4446614
3rdA321426406
4thM4364912
5thB3349274205
6thA327264001
7thA329(M)203300
8thB3350192800
9thA3290131600
10thB3270122000
11thB3430111903
12thA413081401
13thB303081000
14thA3371000
15thB30347800
16thA30324400
17thB30164400
18thB33484500
19thB4784500
20thB30183400

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 1998

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 83.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 1998

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 1998: 112.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years