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Thatcham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,387 road traffic collisions in Thatcham, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 268 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,387
599th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,667
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
268
298 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Thatcham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal201.4%
  • Serious26819%
  • Slight1,09979%

What the data shows

  • Thatcham had 135 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 200 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Thatcham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 289 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thatcham, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Thatcham.

Where Thatcham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
599th
Most casualties
620th
Most fatal collisions
497th
Most serious collisions
548th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (16%)
  • Tuesday210 (15%)
  • Wednesday223 (16%)
  • Thursday225 (16%)
  • Friday255 (18%)
  • Saturday161 (12%)
  • Sunday98 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,005 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,237 (89%)
  • Roundabout78 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,136 (82%)
  • 40 mph169 (12%)
  • 60 mph61 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,134 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant720 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist324 (19%)
  • Cyclist308 (18%)
  • Pedestrian264 (16%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thatcham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thatcham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Thatcham peaked at 69 in 1989; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251516
20241414
20231214
20221414
20211012
202067
20191618
20181213
20172026
20161618
20151315
20141317
20131518
20122326
20111520
20102025
20092325
20082333
20073443
20062124
20052628
20042730
20032630
20022936
20013445
20004359
19993338
19983038
19972844
19963136
19954551
19943341
19934961
19922635
19915058
19904751
19896985
19884346
19873441
19864755
19855164
19846374
19834247
19823841
19813849
19803237
19793849

Map of recent crashes in Thatcham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thatcham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thatcham

The 24 most recent collisions in Thatcham happened between 26 March 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thatcham

Of the 1,387 collisions in Thatcham, 591 were on the A4.

Collisions in Thatcham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45917299129

Council area for Thatcham

Thatcham is in West Berkshire, where police recorded 22,353 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Thatcham accounts for 6.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Thatcham

Collisions in Thatcham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by RG18 (701) and RG19 (686).