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Wokingham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2017, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (246), and casualties fell from 312.

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

Collisions in 2017
211
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
272
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Wokingham in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight16880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight22583%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 211, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 211
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday44 (21%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (13%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March20 (9.5%)
  • April17 (8.1%)
  • May28 (13%)
  • June19 (9%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August15 (7.1%)
  • September13 (6.2%)
  • October17 (8.1%)
  • November16 (7.6%)
  • December5 (2.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (74%)
  • Wet or damp52 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (44%)
  • 40 mph68 (32%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph30 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (60%)
  • Cyclist40 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (75%)
  • Passenger43 (16%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2017.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2017

Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2017, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2017

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2017: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329466017
2ndM4152004
3rdA4142011
4thA329(M)81001
5thB334981003
6thA3217901
7thB32707801
8thA3275601
9thB33505600
10thB34305700
11thA32904601
12thB30304500
13thA333701
14thA30322200
15thA41302302
16thB30162200
17thA2391100
18thB30181200
19thB40181200
20thB4781101

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2017

Reading had the most collisions of any town in Wokingham in 2017: 38.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2017

RG41 and RG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2017, with 43 each.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years