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Hungerford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Hungerford, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
238
1,774th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
309
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
44
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hungerford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight19381%

What the data shows

  • Hungerford had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Hungerford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Hungerford are between 6pm and 9pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 57 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hungerford, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Hungerford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,774th
Most casualties
1,784th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (9.2%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (20%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (88%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph224 (94%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant120 (39%)
  • Pedestrian73 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (15%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hungerford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hungerford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hungerford peaked at 14 in 1985; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202435
202311
202256
202111
202049
201956
201835
201734
201633
201500
201422
201322
201233
2011612
201033
200956
200833
200733
200633
200544
200433
200345
200277
200156
20001215
199978
199857
1997815
1996521
199533
199477
1993710
199257
199155
19901014
198968
19881314
198756
198689
19851415
198478
198345
198288
198145
198078
197956

Map of recent crashes in Hungerford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hungerford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hungerford

The 24 most recent collisions in Hungerford happened between 6 March 2018 and 2 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hungerford

The A338 has the most collisions in Hungerford, 117 of 238 (49%), followed by the A4 (48).

Collisions in Hungerford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA338117154125
2ndA4486107

Council area for Hungerford

Hungerford is in West Berkshire, where police recorded 22,353 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hungerford accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Hungerford

All 238 collisions in Hungerford were in the RG17 postcode district.