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RG18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,315 road traffic collisions in the RG18 postcode district, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 490 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,315
1,604th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,249
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
62 people killed
Serious collisions
490
597 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 120% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal602.6%
  • Serious49021%
  • Slight1,76576%

What the data shows

  • RG18 had 230 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 369 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in RG18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 356 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG18, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in RG18.

Where RG18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,604th
Most casualties
1,574th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
1,514th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday346 (15%)
  • Tuesday295 (13%)
  • Wednesday332 (14%)
  • Thursday352 (15%)
  • Friday406 (18%)
  • Saturday318 (14%)
  • Sunday266 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,627 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting427 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,542 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway698 (30%)
  • Roundabout53 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph844 (36%)
  • 40 mph321 (14%)
  • 50 mph36 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph452 (20%)
  • 70 mph660 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,826 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds307 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,206 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist346 (11%)
  • Cyclist255 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian214 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant123 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG18 peaked at 91 in 1984; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253544
20241620
20231621
20222024
20213241
20201219
20191924
20182540
20172029
20163547
20153036
20143649
20133139
20123750
20112842
20102834
20093439
20084870
20075082
20064771
20053951
20043855
20035369
20025381
20015074
200069106
19996899
19985477
19975393
199671100
19956488
19945373
199378112
19924866
199177109
199077107
198981114
19886495
198773109
19865981
198577112
198491127
198379100
19825876
19815879
19807296
19795979

Map of recent crashes in RG18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG18

The 24 most recent collisions in RG18 happened between 15 April and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG18

The M4 has the most collisions in RG18, 597 of 2,315 (26%), followed by the A4 (512).

Collisions in RG18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM459797425131
2ndA45126397111
3rdB4009254358853
4thA3485134216
5thA3398811

Council area for RG18

RG18 is in West Berkshire, where police recorded 22,353 collisions from 1979 to 2025. RG18 accounts for 10% of them.

Towns in RG18

Collisions in RG18 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Thatcham (701) and Cold Ash (159).