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Wokingham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2003, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (438), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 2003
418
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
555
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Wokingham in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight37089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious519.2%
  • Slight49890%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 418, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.1%)
  • February47 (11%)
  • March24 (5.7%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June38 (9.1%)
  • July31 (7.4%)
  • August24 (5.7%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October36 (8.6%)
  • November41 (9.8%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (69%)
  • Wet or damp118 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph157 (38%)
  • 40 mph109 (26%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph83 (20%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout49 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2077 (14%)
  • 21 to 25105 (19%)
  • 26 to 35122 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (69%)
  • Passenger129 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (80%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2003.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2003

Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2003, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2003

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2003: 70, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297010004
2ndM4232803
3rdA321223102
4thB3349223012
5thA4212401
6thA329(M)192405
7thA327151920
8thA3290152203
9thB3030151803
10thB3270141910
11thA413061001
12thB33506900
13thB343061010
14thA30325700
15thA335800
16thB33485601
17thB30243600
18thB30343400
19thB30162200
20thA30161100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2003

Reading had the most collisions of any town in Wokingham in 2003: 71.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2003

RG41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2003: 86.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years