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Hermitage road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Hermitage, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
112
2,673rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
150
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
20
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hermitage

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2018%
  • Slight9282%

What the data shows

  • Hermitage had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Hermitage were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hermitage, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Hermitage.

Where Hermitage ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,673rd
Most casualties
2,665th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,720th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (16%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday21 (19%)
  • Thursday22 (20%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (93%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (61%)
  • 40 mph20 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant91 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hermitage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hermitage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hermitage peaked at 7 in 1982; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202411
202300
202233
202135
202011
201900
201822
201700
201633
201511
201456
201312
201211
201133
201000
200933
200847
200711
200624
200500
200400
2003512
200213
200122
200058
199923
199811
199711
199623
199535
199435
199344
199211
199122
199056
198922
198846
198755
198622
198558
198455
198311
198278
198122
198024
197956

Map of recent crashes in Hermitage

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hermitage

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hermitage

The 24 most recent collisions in Hermitage happened between 20 May 2011 and 11 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hermitage

Of the 112 collisions in Hermitage, 77 were on the B4009.

Collisions in Hermitage on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB400977104013

Council area for Hermitage

Hermitage is in West Berkshire, where police recorded 22,353 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hermitage accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Hermitage

All 112 collisions in Hermitage were in the RG18 postcode district.