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

Police recorded 67 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Downlands ward, West Berkshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 96 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 10 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
67
11,149th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
96
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the RG17 7BB hotspot

14 of the 67 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal46%
  • Serious1015%
  • Slight5379%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
15
Slightly injured
77
All casualties
96

Accidents by year at the RG17 7BB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 6 in 2006, against an average of 2.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202422
202322
202216
202100
202011
201900
201811
201711
201611
201546
201444
201345
201200
201123
201034
200923
200823
2007411
200668
200557
200468
200356
200233
200147

Map of crashes at the RG17 7BB hotspot

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

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

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the RG17 7BB 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 7BB
Postcode district
RG17
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.46069, -1.50089
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
22 of 25
Latest collision
20 November 2025
Rank by collisions
11,149th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the RG17 7BB hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the M4, with 60 of 67, followed by the B4000 with 6.

Collisions at the RG17 7BB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4608428
2ndB400061112

Accident hotspots near RG17 7BB

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Downlands, West Berkshire, RG17 7AR area, 1.8 km away, with 97 collisions.

All 67 crashes at the RG17 7BB hotspot

Newest first, from 21 July 2001 to 20 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year