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Wokingham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2016, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (264), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2016
246
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
312
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Wokingham in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight26685%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 246, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 246
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (8.9%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.5%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March21 (8.5%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June21 (8.5%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September24 (9.8%)
  • October24 (9.8%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December20 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (70%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph104 (42%)
  • 40 mph72 (29%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (11%)
  • 70 mph34 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout35 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (59%)
  • Cyclist49 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (75%)
  • Passenger45 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2016.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2016

Wescott, Wokingham, RG40 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2016, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2016

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2016: 48, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3294858110
2ndA4233303
3rdM4203113
4thA329(M)132001
5thB3349131504
6thA327121402
7thA321111801
8thB327071000
9thB33485801
10thB30304601
11thB33504500
12thA333301
13thB30243301
14thB34303300
15thA32902300
16thA41302200
17thA30321300
18thB30181101
19thB33591100
20thB4781100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2016

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 47.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2016

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2016: 58.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years