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RG8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,460 road traffic collisions in the RG8 postcode district, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 81 were fatal and 483 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,460
1,535th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,560
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
81
87 people killed
Serious collisions
483
612 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal813.3%
  • Serious48320%
  • Slight1,89677%

What the data shows

  • RG8 had 218 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 370 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in RG8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 318 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG8, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in RG8.

Where RG8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,535th
Most casualties
1,466th
Most fatal collisions
495th
Most serious collisions
1,538th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday315 (13%)
  • Tuesday288 (12%)
  • Wednesday341 (14%)
  • Thursday388 (16%)
  • Friday454 (18%)
  • Saturday363 (15%)
  • Sunday311 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,679 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting545 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,157 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway282 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph697 (28%)
  • 40 mph233 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph101 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph1,151 (47%)
  • 70 mph259 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,933 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds326 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other86 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,593 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist351 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian214 (6%)
  • Cyclist183 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant92 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG8 peaked at 91 in 1988; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252023
20242229
20232331
20222436
20211819
20202328
20192132
20181318
20172630
20162839
20153358
20143447
20134164
20123951
20112661
20102344
20093948
20084866
20074668
20064162
20055579
20045367
20035971
20026175
200173108
200074106
19995576
199880118
199761102
199671114
19955977
19946398
19935064
19926597
199172104
199082116
19896381
198891144
198777106
198688133
198577110
198490133
19836788
198276133
198183111
198073111
19795484

Map of recent crashes in RG8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG8

The 24 most recent collisions in RG8 happened between 5 October 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG8

The A329 has the most collisions in RG8, 603 of 2,460 (25%), followed by the M4 (259).

Collisions in RG8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32960384816108
2ndM42594281248
3rdB471221306541
4thA40742103611249
5thB4009194268545
6thA340115167726
7thB4526105140317
8thA417255813
9thB42565800

Council areas covering RG8

Collisions in RG8 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Berkshire has 1,576 of 2,460 (64%).

Collisions in RG8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Berkshire1,5762,28251295
2ndSouth Oxfordshire8831,27530188

Towns in RG8

Collisions in RG8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Pangbourne (280) and Reading (162).