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Downlands, West Berkshire, RG17 7AR area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 97 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Downlands ward, West Berkshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 146 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
97
8,169th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
146
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the RG17 7AR hotspot

16 of the 97 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8184%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
15
Slightly injured
130
All casualties
146

Accidents by year at the RG17 7AR hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2004, against an average of 3.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the RG17 7AR hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202311
202255
202111
202022
201900
201811
2017512
201636
201523
201455
2013511
201269
201178
201011
200933
200835
200723
2006718
200558
2004911
200357
2002813
200179

Map of crashes at the RG17 7AR hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near RG17 7AR.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Downlands, West Berkshire, RG17 7AR area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the RG17 7AR hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Downlands
Council area
West Berkshire
Nearest postcode to the centre
RG17 7AR
Postcode district
RG17
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.454, -1.47781
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
5 November 2025
Rank by collisions
8,169th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the RG17 7AR hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M4, with 47 of 97, followed by the A338 with 41.

Collisions at the RG17 7AR hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4478205
2ndA338415118
3rdB400091302

Accident hotspots near RG17 7AR

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Downlands, West Berkshire, RG17 7BB area, 1.8 km away, with 67 collisions.

All 97 crashes at the RG17 7AR hotspot

Newest first, from 9 March 2001 to 5 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year