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B3430 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 collisions on the B3430 from 1981 to 2025, with 942 casualties. Of those crashes, 13 were fatal and 130 serious, and 15 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 10 collisions on the B3430, up 400% from 2 in 2024, with 15 casualties.

Collisions since 1981
641
1,612th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
942
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
15 people killed
Serious collisions
130
164 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
Up 400% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Up 150% on 2024

Crash severity on the B3430

On the B3430, 2% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious13020%
  • Slight49878%

Where the B3430 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,612th
Most casualties
1,502nd
Most fatal collisions
1,413th
Most serious collisions
1,551st

B3430 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3430 peaked at 34 in 1997 and were down to 10 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3430, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251015
202426
202357
202222
202147
2020810
201967
2018712
201779
2016810
20151013
201469
201377
20121318
201155
201067
20091216
20081011
20071625
20061217
20051218
20041318
20031628
20022333
20012126
20002333
19992439
19982747
19973450
19962035
19952948
19942638
19931925
19922436
19911622
19901224
19891831
19882235
19871316
19861727
19851827
19841215
198367
19822129
19811922

When crashes happen on the B3430

Thursday has the most collisions on the B3430 (103), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (139).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am18 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am94 (15%)
  • 9am to noon105 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm93 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm139 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm115 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight69 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.7%)
  • February29 (4.5%)
  • March52 (8.1%)
  • April55 (8.6%)
  • May45 (7%)
  • June61 (9.5%)
  • July59 (9.2%)
  • August50 (7.8%)
  • September55 (8.6%)
  • October50 (7.8%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December54 (8.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight448 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3430 crashes

On the B3430, 36% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 50 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (9.5%)
  • 40 mph182 (28%)
  • 50 mph233 (36%)
  • 60 mph165 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (59%)
  • Wet or damp256 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (90%)
  • Roundabout57 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3430 crashes

Car occupants make up 78% of the people killed or injured on the B3430, followed by motorcyclists (8.1%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant731 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian52 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist47 (5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,056 (83%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20157 (17%)
  • 21 to 25136 (14%)
  • 26 to 35159 (17%)
  • 36 to 45141 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (70%)
  • Passenger233 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3430

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3430

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3430 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B3430 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bracknell Forest has the most, with 360, followed by Wokingham (278).

Collisions on the B3430 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBracknell Forest3605411265
2ndWokingham278398164

B3430 crashes by town

Collisions on the B3430 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Wokingham (168) and Bracknell (39).

Recent crashes on the B3430

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3430, from 4 September 2020 to 28 November 2025.

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