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RG5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,586 road traffic collisions in the RG5 postcode district, Wokingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 283 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,586
1,937th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,954
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
13 people killed
Serious collisions
283
305 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for RG5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious28318%
  • Slight1,29281%

What the data shows

  • RG5 had 145 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 234 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in RG5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 407 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG5, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in RG5.

Where RG5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,937th
Most casualties
2,014th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,050th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday226 (14%)
  • Tuesday251 (16%)
  • Wednesday234 (15%)
  • Thursday221 (14%)
  • Friday280 (18%)
  • Saturday217 (14%)
  • Sunday157 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,149 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit374 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,322 (83%)
  • Roundabout157 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,369 (86%)
  • 40 mph38 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph84 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph86 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,302 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant893 (46%)
  • Cyclist406 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist296 (15%)
  • Pedestrian295 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG5 peaked at 77 in 1984; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251516
20241212
20231313
20222228
20211720
20201010
20191321
20181317
20171416
20161619
20152127
20142229
20132425
20121821
20112023
20102025
20092127
20082937
20072937
20063038
20053236
20043238
20033753
20022941
20014149
20003643
19992328
19984253
19974353
19964247
19954655
19943742
19935270
19923449
19913751
19905262
19894757
19885459
19875773
19865358
19855064
19847797
19835363
19825163
19814554
19804766
19795869

Map of recent crashes in RG5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG5

The 24 most recent collisions in RG5 happened between 14 March 2024 and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG5

The A3290 has the most collisions in RG5, 54 of 1,586 (3.4%), followed by the A329(M) (40).

Collisions in RG5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3290548406
2ndA329(M)406116
3rdA329101102

Council area for RG5

RG5 is in Wokingham, where police recorded 17,736 collisions from 1979 to 2025. RG5 accounts for 8.9% of them.

Towns in RG5

Collisions in RG5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Woodley (1,386) and Reading (34).