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Wokingham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2018, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (211), and casualties fell from 272.

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

Collisions in 2018
202
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
268
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Wokingham in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight22985%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 202, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 202
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (8.4%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.9%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March11 (5.4%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May18 (8.9%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July17 (8.4%)
  • August15 (7.4%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October17 (8.4%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December17 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (78%)
  • Wet or damp41 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph88 (44%)
  • 40 mph68 (34%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (59%)
  • Cyclist43 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (20%)
  • 46 to 5546 (17%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (72%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (11%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2018.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2018

Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2018, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2018

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2018: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329374607
2ndA4151802
3rdA321142203
4thM4142204
5thA327101702
6thA329(M)91102
7thB33496700
8thA32904500
9thA334401
10thB30303900
11thB33503500
12thA41302401
13thB30242200
14thB32702201
15thA30321101
16thA3921100
17thB30161100
18thB30321200
19thB33481100
20thB34081100

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2018

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 37.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2018

RG41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2018: 45.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2018, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2018.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years