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RG17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,657 road traffic collisions in the RG17 postcode district, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 636 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,657
1,450th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,992
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
82
99 people killed
Serious collisions
636
805 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal823.1%
  • Serious63624%
  • Slight1,93973%

What the data shows

  • RG17 had 279 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 460 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in RG17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 288 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG17, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in RG17.

Where RG17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,450th
Most casualties
1,320th
Most fatal collisions
487th
Most serious collisions
1,100th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday366 (14%)
  • Tuesday300 (11%)
  • Wednesday345 (13%)
  • Thursday353 (13%)
  • Friday446 (17%)
  • Saturday429 (16%)
  • Sunday418 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,831 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting688 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,752 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway813 (31%)
  • Roundabout71 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph505 (19%)
  • 40 mph62 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph156 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph1,134 (43%)
  • 70 mph796 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,046 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds313 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist57 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,957 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist354 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian192 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant172 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist116 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)92 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant46 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG17 peaked at 94 in 1986; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252938
20242740
20231114
20223652
20211624
20202637
20193340
20183545
20173452
20163251
20153150
20144260
20134364
20124055
20114573
20104259
20094665
20084977
20075784
20066597
20056991
20045977
200369103
20026084
200176106
200076104
199972109
199867115
199785125
199682132
199573103
199471103
19935892
19926183
199156103
199087138
198985119
198885116
198768115
198694145
198579131
198466116
19835486
198275108
198158100
19805894
197975117

Map of recent crashes in RG17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG17

The 24 most recent collisions in RG17 happened between 18 April and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG17

The M4 has the most collisions in RG17, 798 of 2,657 (30%), followed by the A338 (557).

Collisions in RG17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47981,32227154
2ndA33855780013156
3rdA43124851277
4thB40002824121180
5thB400183118423
6thB41925373213
7thA419111305

Council areas covering RG17

Collisions in RG17 were recorded in 3 council areas. West Berkshire has 2,419 of 2,657 (91%).

Collisions in RG17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Berkshire2,4193,63475589
2ndWiltshire226336744
3rdVale of White Horse111803

Towns in RG17

Collisions in RG17 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hungerford (238) and Lambourn (117).