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Wokingham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2006, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (397), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 2006
411
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
560
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2006

2.2% of collisions in Wokingham in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight35687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious539.5%
  • Slight49789%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 411, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (18%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.2%)
  • February39 (9.5%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August24 (5.8%)
  • September39 (9.5%)
  • October37 (9%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (73%)
  • Wet or damp106 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (41%)
  • 40 mph84 (20%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (15%)
  • 70 mph81 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (74%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (19%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 45106 (19%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (74%)
  • Passenger113 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2006.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2006

Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2006, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2006

The M4 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2006: 41, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4415903
2ndA329405505
3rdA329(M)314333
4thA321304916
5thA4263614
6thA327222901
7thB3270172201
8thB3350111300
9thB303091000
10thA32908902
11thB334981011
12thA337700
13thB334871101
14thA41305801
15thB34305801
16thB30183910
17thA30322300
18thB30162300
19thB2701300
20thB30241100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2006

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 68.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2006

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2006: 101.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2006, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years