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Wokingham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2009, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2008 (349), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2009
303
Down 13% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
391
Down 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Wokingham in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34287%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 303, down 13% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.9%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March28 (9.2%)
  • April15 (5%)
  • May29 (9.6%)
  • June38 (13%)
  • July17 (5.6%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November21 (6.9%)
  • December27 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (67%)
  • Wet or damp78 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph131 (43%)
  • 40 mph73 (24%)
  • 50 mph15 (5%)
  • 60 mph34 (11%)
  • 70 mph45 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2057 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (18%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (71%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2009.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2009

Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2009, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2009

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2009: 47, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329476003
2ndA329(M)202704
3rdM4203522
4thA321192201
5thA327171902
6thA4131404
7thB3349131802
8thB303071203
9thA32906700
10thB32706802
11thB33486801
12thB343061002
13thA30325500
14thA41305502
15thB33505500
16thA333401
17thB30161100
18thB30181100
19thB30261100
20thB32901100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2009

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 69.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2009

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2009: 78.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years