Do you know the most likely places in Wokingham Borough where you are statistically more likely to be involved in a road accident involving an injury?
Wokingham Borough Council’s Local Safety Scheme list is used to study the occurrence of personal injury collisions, and to take preventative measures to reduce the possibility of casualties on roads in the Borough. This includes collision investigation, prevention and safety audits.
The council has assessed all road traffic accidents that have an injury associated with it over the last five years.
Some common examples of causations have been included, such as drivers speeding or even being under the influence of drink and drugs.
The list helps to identify specific locations where there are clusters of accidents resulting in injuries (three or more accidents in a 50 metre radius)..
The council also uses police records to identify if there is a common cause attributed to these accidents, such as a specific junction where those turning right are regularly involved in a collision.
A spokesperson for Wokingham Borough Council said: “We use this information to identify the roads that need assessing as part of a local safety scheme.
“This list is a working document that is updated regularly as and when assessments are carried out.
“It lists the roads that have clusters of accidents that have an injury associated with it and therefore constantly changes.”
“Each local authority must, in line with the Road traffic Act, prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety.
“In doing this, the council carries out reviews of its Personal Injury Accident data for a 5-year period to determine specific locations.
“Works that may be identified through this process are known as Local Safety Schemes. It is important to look at the data so we can make sure our roads remain safe.”
| Location | Total Number of Personal Injury Accidents | Accidents Severity |
|---|---|---|
| A4/Pound Lane | 10 | Serious = 1 (2018) Slights = 9 (2 x 2018) (2019) (2 x 2020) (4 x 2021) Notes: Includes 2 misc. - Serious accident due to inexperienced motorcycle & Slight impaired by drugs |
| A329 Reading Road/Showcase RBT | 7 | Showcase RBT (South) Serious = 4 (2017) (2018) (2019) (2020) Slights = 3 (2018) (2019) (2021) |
| A327 j/w Park Lane | 6 | Serious = 3 (2 x 2018) (2019) Slights = 3 (2 x 2017) (2018) Notes: Includes 1 misc. serious impaired by alcohol |
| A4 Bath Road j/w A321 Wargrave Road, Twyford | 9 | Slights = 9 (2017) (3 x 2020) (5 x 2021) Notes: Includes 3 misc. due to weather and inexperience driver |
| A329 Reading Road, Winnersh | 9 | Slights = 9 (2017) (3 x 2018) (2019) (2 x 2020) (2 x 2021) |
| M4/Kings Street Lane Winnersh | 6 | Slight = 6 (2 x 2018) (2 x 2019) (2 x 2021) Notes: 2 misc. not included within stats as programme picked up M4 overbridge which has raised the ranking |
| Showcase RBT | 8 | Showcase RBT (North) Slights = 8 (2017) (3 x 2018) (2019) (2020) (2 x 2021) |
| A329 Wokingham Road j/w Westbrook Court, Winnersh | 7 | Serious =1 (2019) Slight = 6 (4 x 2017) (2 x 2018) Notes: Includes 1 misc. Slight impaired by alcohol |
| A4 j/w A3032 (Dobies Garden Centre) | 6 | Serious =1 (2020) Slight = 5 (2 x 2017) (2018) (2020) (2021) |
| A329 London Road/Rances Lane | 5 | Serious = 2 (2018) (2019) Slights = 3 (2018) (2 x 2021) |
| A329 London Road j/w Seaford Road | 5 | Serious = 2 (2019) (2021) Slights = 3 (2 x 2017) (2019) |
| Wokingham Road/Three Tuns | 6 | Slights = 6 (4 x 2017) (2019) (2020) |
| A329 Reading Road/Holt Lane | 6 | Slights = 6 (2 x 2017) (2018) (2019) (2021) (2022) Notes: Includes 2 misc. - weather and road works |
| Stanlake Lane j/w New Road | 5 | Serious = 1 (2017) Slights = 4 (2017) (2018) (2019) (2021) |
| A329 Reading Road Woosehill | 4 | Serious = 2 (2018) (2020) Slights = 2 (2 x 2020) |
| A327 Shinfield Road j/w Lower Earley Way | 6 | Slight = 6 (2018) (2019) (3 x 2020) (2022) |
| A329 Reading Road j/w Arbor Lane, Winnersh | 5 | Serious = 1 (2021) Slights = 4 (2 x 2017) (2 x 2019) |
| Whiteknights Road/Wilderness Road | 5 | Slights = 5 (2018) (3 x 2020) (2021) |
| A329 Reading j/w Station approach | 5 | Slights = 5 (4 x 2017) (2018) |
| A329 Wokingham Road j/w Loddon Bridge Road | 5 | Slights = 5 (2017) (2 x 2018) (2 x 2021) Notes: Includes 1 Misc. Slight animal struck |
| Woodlands Avenue j/w with Fairwater Drive | 4 | Serious = 1 (2018) Slights = 3 (2018) (2 x 2020) |
| A4 j/w Park View Drive, Charvil | 4 | Serious = 1 (2021) Slights = 3 (2019) (2 x 2021) Notes: Includes 1 misc. Slight - lone incident of motor cyclist |
| A33 Mereoak (signal junction) | 4 | Serious = 1 (2018) Slights = 3 (2018) (2019) (2021) |
| Shepards Hill j/w Pitts Lane | 4 | Serious = 1 (2021) Slights = 3 (2017) (2 x 2018) |
| A329m | 3 | Serious = 2 Slight = 1 Notes: Includes 3 misc. - Medical emergency, impaired by alcohol, animal in carriageway |
| A329m j/w M4 | 4 | Slights = 4 (2019) (2 x 2020) (2021) |
| Reading Road j/w Premier Inn | 4 | Slights = 4 (2018) (3 x 2020) Notes: Includes 2 misc. - Impaired by drugs & weather |
| Rushey Way j/w Gipsy Lane | 4 | Slights = 4 (2018) (2019) (2 x 2021) |
| A329 Wokingham Rd j/w Mill Lane | 4 | Slights = 4 (2 x 2017) (2019) (2020) Notes: Includes 2 misc. impaired by alcohol & inexperienced driver |
| Easthampstead Rd j/w Waterloo Rd | 4 | Slights = 4 (3 x 2020) (2021) |
| Reading Rd j/w Melbourne Avenue | 4 | Slights = 4 (2018) (3 x 2019) |
| Wokingham Road j/w Henley wood Road | 3 | Serious = 1 (2017) Slights = 2 (2 x 2017) |
| Arborfield Road / School Green | 3 | Serious = 1 (2020) Slights = 2 (2 x 2019) |
| Lower Earley Way / Rushey Way RBT | 4 | Slights = 4 (2017) (2019) (2 x 2021) |
| A329m / London Road (Coppid Beech RBT) | 3 | Serious = 1 (2018) Slights = 2 (2018) (2021) |
| The Ridges j/w Dell Road | 3 | Serious = 1 (2019) Slights = 2 (2 x 2020) Notes: Includes 1 misc. slight for animal in road |
| Reading Road/Oxford Road | 3 | Serious = 1 (2020) Slights = 2 (2 x 2019) Notes: Includes 1 misc. Slight of illegal turning movement |
| A321 High Street Wargrave | 3 | Serious = 1 (2018) Slights = 2 (2017) (2021) Notes: Includes 2 misc. Serious disobeyed signals & Slight for weather/medical emergency |
| Wokingham Rd/Station Road | 3 | Serious = 1 (2018) Slights = 2 (2017) (2019) |
| A329m / London Road (Coppid Beech RBT) | 3 | Slights = 3 (2 x 2018) (2022) Notes: Includes 1 misc. weather |
| Wharfedale Road RBT | 3 | Slights = 3 |
| London Road / St Annes Drive | 3 | Slights = 3 (2 x 2018) (2019) Notes: Includes 1 misc. Medical emergency |
