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RG14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,589 road traffic collisions in the RG14 postcode district, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 766 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
4,589
677th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,643
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
67 people killed
Serious collisions
766
834 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.4%
  • Serious76617%
  • Slight3,75982%

What the data shows

  • RG14 had 411 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 755 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in RG14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 735 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG14, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in RG14.

Where RG14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
677th
Most casualties
797th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
808th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday665 (14%)
  • Tuesday677 (15%)
  • Wednesday689 (15%)
  • Thursday730 (16%)
  • Friday782 (17%)
  • Saturday598 (13%)
  • Sunday448 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,330 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit978 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting230 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,875 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway760 (17%)
  • Roundabout702 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road251 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,896 (63%)
  • 40 mph909 (20%)
  • 50 mph90 (2%)
  • 60 mph320 (7%)
  • 70 mph317 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,702 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds553 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other119 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,831 (50%)
  • Pedestrian917 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist862 (15%)
  • Cyclist786 (14%)
  • Van occupant109 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)63 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG14 peaked at 172 in 1985; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253645
20244556
20234453
20223435
20214146
20202831
20194047
20184350
20174556
20165563
20156578
20146375
20137187
20127090
20117991
20107387
200999119
20087283
200784109
200679100
200583117
200485103
20038598
2002113144
200191105
2000101125
1999134171
1998116163
1997147182
1996140176
1995135176
1994135175
1993142167
1992124153
1991125169
1990145178
1989147168
1988139174
1987132160
1986151178
1985172218
1984157190
1983134159
1982116142
1981129157
1980115140
1979130154

Map of recent crashes in RG14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG14

The 24 most recent collisions in RG14 happened between 27 April and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG14

The A4 has the most collisions in RG14, 661 of 4,589 (14%), followed by the A34 (523).

Collisions in RG14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA466181914103
2ndA345237051574
3rdA339347436938
4thA343305374268
5thB4494239349457
6thB3421226275138
7thB4009139185229
8thM479118019

Council areas covering RG14

Collisions in RG14 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Berkshire has 4,586 of 4,589 (99.9%).

Collisions in RG14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Berkshire4,5865,63964766
2ndBasingstoke and Deane3400

Town in RG14

Of the 4,589 collisions in RG14, 3,724 (81%) were in Newbury.