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Wokingham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2002, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (455), and casualties fell from 599.

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

Collisions in 2002
438
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
582
Down 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2002

1.8% of collisions in Wokingham in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight49986%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 438, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.1%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April35 (8%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August27 (6.2%)
  • September31 (7.1%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December33 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (60%)
  • Wet or damp165 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph159 (36%)
  • 40 mph109 (25%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (17%)
  • 70 mph85 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (22%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (69%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35145 (25%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (79%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wokingham ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2002.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2002

Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2002, with 32 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2002

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2002: 58, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329586906
2ndM4425017
3rdA321304313
4thA329(M)223112
5thB3349223914
6thA4202214
7thA327151902
8thA3290152202
9thB3270131514
10thB3030111302
11thB3430111800
12thB3350101311
13thA3361700
14thB30166901
15thA30325502
16thA41305810
17thB30243400
18thB30342300
19thB33482300
20thB4782200

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2002

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 82.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2002

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2002: 119.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years