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B479 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53 collisions on the B479 from 1979 to 2017, with 63 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B479 was on 20 November 2017.

Collisions since 1979
53
4,558th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
63
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
13
16 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
20 Nov 2017
Busiest year
1989
11 collisions

Crash severity on the B479

None of the 53 collisions on the B479 were fatal, and 25% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2017

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1325%
  • Slight4075%

Where the B479 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,558th
Most casualties
4,642nd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,432nd

B479 accidents by year

Collisions on the B479 peaked at 11 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2017.

Collisions and casualties on the B479, 1979 to 2017

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201711
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200511
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
19891115
198822
198734
198656
198544
198433
198369
198244
198155
198044
197945

When crashes happen on the B479

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B479 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (17%)
  • Tuesday10 (19%)
  • Wednesday6 (11%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday9 (17%)
  • Saturday7 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (5.7%)
  • 9am to noon9 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm6 (11%)
  • 3pm to 6pm13 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.4%)
  • February8 (15%)
  • March4 (7.5%)
  • April6 (11%)
  • May1 (1.9%)
  • July4 (7.5%)
  • August5 (9.4%)
  • September4 (7.5%)
  • October7 (13%)
  • November6 (11%)
  • December3 (5.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight34 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B479 crashes

On the B479, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 74% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds44 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.9%)
  • Other1 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (74%)
  • Wet or damp13 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B479 crashes

Car occupants make up 37% of the people killed or injured on the B479, followed by motorcyclists (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (32%)
  • Pedestrian11 (17%)
  • Cyclist7 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car66 (68%)
  • Motorcycle17 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (27%)
  • 21 to 2517 (27%)
  • 26 to 353 (4.8%)
  • 36 to 456 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 552 (3.2%)
  • 56 to 654 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.2%)
  • Over 754 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider40 (63%)
  • Passenger12 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B479

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B479

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B479 crashes by council area

All 53 collisions on the B479 were in Reading.

Collisions on the B479 in each area, 1979 to 2017
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stReading5363013

B479 crashes by town

Of the 53 collisions on the B479, 52 were in the built-up area of Reading.

Latest recorded crashes on the B479

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B479, from 25 March 1985 to 20 November 2017.

Severity