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Wokingham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2020, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (168), and casualties fell from 224.

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

Collisions in 2020
155
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
190
Down 15% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2020

1.9% of collisions in Wokingham in 2020 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight15984%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 155, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 155
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (18%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (14%)
  • February12 (7.7%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April10 (6.5%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June13 (8.4%)
  • July8 (5.2%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September13 (8.4%)
  • October12 (7.7%)
  • November7 (4.5%)
  • December15 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (71%)
  • Wet or damp44 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph67 (43%)
  • 40 mph53 (34%)
  • 50 mph14 (9%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (48%)
  • Cyclist46 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (10%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3538 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (20%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (75%)
  • Passenger27 (14%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2020.

Collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2020

Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2020, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2020

The A329 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2020: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329193004
2ndA4141702
3rdA321121201
4thM4101413
5thA3276601
6thB33505600
7thA329(M)4800
8thA32904402
9thB30304401
10thB34304401
11thB30343300
12thB33483500
13thA30322200
14thA332200
15thA41302200
16thB33492200
17thB30181101
18thB32701100
19thB4781110

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2020

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 26.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2020

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2020: 39.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years