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Theale (West Berkshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Theale, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
207
1,914th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
259
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
39
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Theale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16680%

What the data shows

  • Theale had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Theale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Theale, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Theale.

Where Theale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,914th
Most casualties
1,965th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph157 (76%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph24 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant128 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (19%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)
  • Cyclist32 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Theale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Theale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Theale peaked at 10 in 2006; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202300
202234
202100
202033
201923
201800
201733
201645
201578
201444
201322
201211
201122
201025
200922
200855
200712
20061012
200534
200457
200367
200255
200145
200055
199978
199855
199757
1996710
199533
199489
199356
199223
199145
199088
198977
198868
1987510
198699
198537
198447
198355
1982811
1981812
198089
1979712

Map of recent crashes in Theale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Theale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Theale

The 24 most recent collisions in Theale happened between 5 February 2015 and 17 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Theale

The M4 has the most collisions in Theale, 20 of 207 (9.7%), followed by the A4 (9).

Collisions in Theale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4203003
2ndA491000

Council area for Theale

Theale is in West Berkshire, where police recorded 22,353 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Theale accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Theale

Collisions in Theale were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by RG7 (190) and RG31 (17).