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Wokingham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Wokingham in 2021, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2020 (155), and casualties rose from 190.

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

Collisions in 2021
186
Up 20% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
239
Up 26% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wokingham in 2021

1.6% of collisions in Wokingham in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Wokingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight15684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight20385%

Wokingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wokingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 537 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 186, up 20% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 186
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (19%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (2.7%)
  • February4 (2.2%)
  • March6 (3.2%)
  • April14 (7.5%)
  • May22 (12%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July18 (9.7%)
  • August17 (9.1%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (80%)
  • Wet or damp34 (18%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph86 (46%)
  • 40 mph62 (33%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (78%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wokingham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian25 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3554 (23%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (74%)
  • Passenger38 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (70%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wokingham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wokingham had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2021.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wokingham in 2021

Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wokingham in 2021, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wokingham with the most crashes in 2021

The A4 had the most collisions in Wokingham in 2021: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wokingham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4232604
2ndA329212802
3rdA321111201
4thM481200
5thA3277812
6thA329(M)7901
7thB327071100
8thA30326800
9thB334961101
10thA32904601
11thA41303300
12thB30163401
13thB30303500
14thA332310
15thB30242200
16thB33502301
17thB30181100
18thB33471101
19thB34301301

Towns in Wokingham: crashes in 2021

Wokingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 37.

Postcode districts in Wokingham: crashes in 2021

RG40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wokingham in 2021: 42.

Latest crashes in Wokingham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wokingham in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Wokingham road accidents in other years