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Wokingham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2001, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (479), and casualties fell from 625.

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

Collisions in 2001
455
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
599
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Wokingham in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight38384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7913%
  • Slight51586%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 455, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.5%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March44 (9.7%)
  • April39 (8.6%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June39 (8.6%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August31 (6.8%)
  • September44 (9.7%)
  • October34 (7.5%)
  • November41 (9%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (64%)
  • Wet or damp151 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph191 (42%)
  • 40 mph112 (25%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (14%)
  • 70 mph73 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout61 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (70%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist48 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (24%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (71%)
  • Passenger116 (19%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wokingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wokingham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2001.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2001

Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2001, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2001

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2001: 64, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296484011
2ndA321374814
3rdM4334923
4thA4273504
5thA329(M)253903
6thA327202612
7thA3290172604
8thB3349131902
9thB3430121300
10thB3030101402
11thB3270101102
12thA413071201
13thB30166602
14thB33506700
15thA30324500
16thB30244801
17thB30343303
18thA332500
19thB30182201
20thB33482200

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2001

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 86.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2001

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2001: 104.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years