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RG19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,859 road traffic collisions in the RG19 postcode district, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 393 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,859
1,816th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,508
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
45 people killed
Serious collisions
393
478 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal432.3%
  • Serious39321%
  • Slight1,42377%

What the data shows

  • RG19 had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 289 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in RG19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 287 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG19, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in RG19.

Where RG19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,816th
Most casualties
1,851st
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,777th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday274 (15%)
  • Tuesday273 (15%)
  • Wednesday277 (15%)
  • Thursday295 (16%)
  • Friday326 (18%)
  • Saturday222 (12%)
  • Sunday192 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,319 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting238 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,654 (89%)
  • Roundabout136 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph720 (39%)
  • 40 mph278 (15%)
  • 50 mph135 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph680 (37%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,446 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds257 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,596 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist336 (13%)
  • Cyclist217 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian199 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant77 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG19 peaked at 71 in 1984; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251920
20242024
20231220
20221616
2021712
20201415
20192127
20181718
20172127
20163035
20152532
20142129
20132427
20122533
20113447
20102838
20093342
20083646
20074050
20062330
20054248
20043541
20033847
20023953
20014454
20005278
19995064
19985375
199761103
19966792
19955970
19944570
19935883
19923751
19915264
199060106
19896278
19886078
19876397
19865776
19856395
19847192
19834874
19824963
19814460
19804050
19794458

Map of recent crashes in RG19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG19

The 24 most recent collisions in RG19 happened between 26 September 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG19

The A339 has the most collisions in RG19, 375 of 1,859 (20%), followed by the A4 (313).

Collisions in RG19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3393755701198
2ndA4313386760
3rdB305186127128
4thA343401

Council areas covering RG19

Collisions in RG19 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Berkshire has 1,411 of 1,859 (76%).

Collisions in RG19 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Berkshire1,4111,86331266
2ndBasingstoke and Deane44764412127

Towns in RG19

Collisions in RG19 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Thatcham (686) and Headley, Basingstoke and Deane (133).