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Sonning road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
256
1,705th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
323
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
43
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sonning

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20881%

What the data shows

  • Sonning had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Sonning were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 33 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sonning, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Sonning.

Where Sonning ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,705th
Most casualties
1,730th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (73%)
  • Roundabout51 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph133 (52%)
  • 40 mph68 (27%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph32 (13%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant166 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (19%)
  • Cyclist60 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sonning road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sonning, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sonning peaked at 11 in 1981; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202456
202333
202245
202133
202011
201934
201844
201733
2016814
201500
201422
201333
201245
201145
2010610
200911
200844
2007911
2006811
200544
200489
200322
200277
200179
20001010
199936
1998911
19971010
199645
199567
199457
199323
199278
199189
19901017
198967
1988612
198757
1986911
19851012
198478
1983711
198268
19811115
1980910
197933

Map of recent crashes in Sonning

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sonning

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sonning

The 24 most recent collisions in Sonning happened between 31 October 2017 and 18 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sonning

The A4 has the most collisions in Sonning, 129 of 256 (50%), followed by the B478 (51).

Collisions in Sonning on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4129167227
2ndB478516016

Council areas covering Sonning

Collisions in Sonning were recorded in 2 council areas. Wokingham has 251 of 256 (98%).

Collisions in Sonning by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWokingham251317543
2ndSouth Oxfordshire5600

Postcode district for Sonning

Of the 256 collisions in Sonning, 255 (99.6%) were in the RG4 postcode district.