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Wokingham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2012, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (292), and casualties fell from 384.

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

Collisions in 2012
270
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
367
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Wokingham in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight23788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious359.5%
  • Slight32990%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 270, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February27 (10%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May25 (9.3%)
  • June26 (9.6%)
  • July20 (7.4%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September17 (6.3%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November21 (7.8%)
  • December20 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (61%)
  • Wet or damp100 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph106 (39%)
  • 40 mph82 (30%)
  • 50 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph32 (12%)
  • 70 mph41 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (15%)
  • Roundabout36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (61%)
  • Cyclist58 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (73%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (12%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2012.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2012

Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2012, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2012

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2012: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329404914
2ndA321264302
3rdA4222914
4thM4182802
5thA329(M)142303
6thA327131700
7thA3290101300
8thB303081102
9thB327081100
10thA335800
11thB33495701
12thB33505600
13thB33483301
14thB34303301
15thA30322201
16thA41302302
17thB30182200
18thB30242501
19thA3901300
20thB30271100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2012

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 50.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2012

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2012: 64.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years