Road collisions in West Berkshire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 1,014 road collisions where someone was hurt on West Berkshire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 19 were fatal and 216 serious.

West Berkshire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
220
Fatal
5
Serious
65
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
42.3
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in West Berkshire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021431158193
2022338170211
2023540139184
2024242162206
2025565150220

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

1,311 people were killed or injured in collisions on West Berkshire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 259 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on West Berkshire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian42875107
Cyclist029103132
E-scooter rider0123
Motorcyclist57094169
Car occupant10101690801
Van or goods vehicle occupant097382
Bus or coach occupant011011
Other0156
All road users192401,0521,311

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph11
  • 30 mph385
  • 40 mph111
  • 50 mph100
  • 60 mph223
  • 70 mph184

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban29.9%
  • Rural70.1%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in West Berkshire

Licensed cars kept in West Berkshire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
96,837
Up 0.9% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
585
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
4.5%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
4.1%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
56,007 (57.8%)
Diesel
27,092 (28.0%)
Hybrid (petrol)
6,347 (6.6%)
Electric and other fuels
7,391 (7.6%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.