Serious
BMW X1 crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 27 Aug 2025, 18:46
- BMW X1 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430439034
Theale, West Berkshire, RG7 5GB area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 200 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Theale ward, West Berkshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 288 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, down from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 200
- 4,243rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 288
- 1.44 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the RG7 5GB hotspot
44 of the 200 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious4322%
- Slight15678%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 46
- Slightly injured
- 241
- All casualties
- 288
Accidents by year at the RG7 5GB hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2006, against an average of 8.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the RG7 5GB hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 | 16 |
| 2010 | 11 | 18 |
| 2009 | 12 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 | 17 |
| 2007 | 14 | 24 |
| 2006 | 19 | 24 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2002 | 11 | 18 |
| 2001 | 14 | 21 |
Map of crashes at the RG7 5GB hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near RG7 5GB.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Theale, West Berkshire, RG7 5GB area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the RG7 5GB 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
- Theale
- Council area
- West Berkshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- RG7 5GB
- Postcode district
- RG7
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.43416, -1.09011
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 27 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,243rd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the RG7 5GB hotspot
22 of the 200 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Theale, West Berkshire.
Accident hotspots near RG7 5GB
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Theale, West Berkshire, RG7 4TY area, 1.7 km away, with 264 collisions.
- Theale, West Berkshire, RG7 4TY area1.7 km away, 336 casualties264 collisions
- Bradfield, West Berkshire, RG7 5ED area2.1 km away, 100 casualties63 collisions
- Bradfield, West Berkshire, RG7 5HP area2.2 km away, 100 casualties74 collisions
- Tilehurst Birch Copse, West Berkshire, RG31 4XH area3.1 km away, 217 casualties170 collisions
- Tilehurst Birch Copse, West Berkshire, RG31 5HH area3.4 km away, 67 casualties62 collisions
- Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4RR area4.3 km away, 311 casualties265 collisions
- Aldermaston, West Berkshire, RG7 5QS area4.4 km away, 89 casualties66 collisions
- Burghfield & Mortimer, West Berkshire, RG30 3RH area4.4 km away, 208 casualties118 collisions
All 200 crashes at the RG7 5GB hotspot
Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 27 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
MG HS crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 21 Aug 2025, 23:08
- MG HS and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025430426950
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 13 Aug 2025, 08:35
- Volvo V40 and Renault Trucks Master
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430411900
- Slight
Car crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 2 Jul 2025, 18:38
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430330665
- Serious
Skoda Superb crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 1 May 2025, 13:47
- Skoda Superb and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430212799
- Slight
Peugeot Bipper crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 9 Dec 2024, 17:09
- Peugeot Bipper and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024430595629
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 9 Dec 2024, 10:58
- Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430594760
- Slight
Renault Austral crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 12 Sep 2024, 17:45
- Renault Austral and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430438780
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 5 Jul 2024, 17:00
- Volkswagen T-Roc and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024430318689
- Slight
Yamaha MT crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 11 May 2024, 12:56
- Yamaha MT and Land Rover Defender
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430218532
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 9 May 2024, 08:31
- Audi A1 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024430214289
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 3 Oct 2023, 06:52
- Toyota Yaris, a lorry and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430443406
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 3 Jul 2023, 18:00
- Dacia Duster, Audi Q3, Renault Clio and BMW 3 Series
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430294248
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 17 Jun 2023, 14:40
- Ford Focus and Porsche Cayenne
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430270204
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 2 Jun 2023, 14:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430242243
- Serious
Skoda Kamiq crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 13 May 2023, 10:16
- Skoda Kamiq and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430208769
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 6 Mar 2023, 08:33
- Toyota RAV4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430100622
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 23 Nov 2022, 07:45
- Kia Sportage and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430527826
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 22 Nov 2022, 19:30
- Nissan Leaf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022430527038
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 15 Nov 2022, 07:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430514557
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 19 May 2022, 08:37
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430218042
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 15 Mar 2022, 18:25
- Land Rover Freelander and Volvo V40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430114185
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 2 Nov 2021, 15:10
- Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021430495209
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 9 Jul 2021, 15:20
- Volkswagen UP and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021430304044
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 6 May 2021, 21:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021430194431
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 23 Jul 2020, 10:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020430227390
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 28 May 2020, 18:10
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020430162928
- Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 23 Mar 2020, 17:39
- Mercedes Sprinter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020430096032
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 16 Nov 2019, 16:11
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019430368997
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 13 Jun 2019, 08:38
- Vauxhall Zafira, Ford Transit Connect and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019430178152
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 1 Mar 2019, 08:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019430067008
- Serious
Nissan Almera crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 15 Apr 2018, 10:58
- Nissan Almera and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018430112538
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 26 Mar 2018, 18:33
- Ford Transit and Alfa Romeo 147
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018430108760
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 21 Dec 2017, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017430003116
- Serious
Toyota RAV4 crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 19 Dec 2017, 16:30
- Toyota RAV4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017430377782
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 15 Sep 2017, 16:50
- Audi A3 and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017430286505
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 19 Jun 2017, 10:35
- Vauxhall Astra and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017430182209
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 19 Mar 2017, 13:15
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017430120841
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 6 Dec 2016, 18:25
- Ford Transit, Nissan Juke and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016430351703
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 24 Nov 2016, 12:15
- Volvo and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016430335853
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 4 Nov 2016, 11:51
- Peugeot 208 and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016430315957
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 4 Oct 2016, 08:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016430279562
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 13 Oct 2015, 18:00
- Ford Kuga and LDV Maxus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201543W105105
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the A4 in West Berkshire, 5 Oct 2015, 12:34
- Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201543W068105
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 14 May 2015, 08:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201543W085055
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 8 May 2015, 21:50
- Ford Fiesta and Seat Altea
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201543W083055
- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the A340 in West Berkshire, 3 Apr 2015, 17:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201543W040045
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in West Berkshire, 5 Feb 2015, 08:36
- Toyota Yaris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201543W026025