Sonning Common road traffic accidents
Sonning Common recorded 96 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 127 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Casualties
- 127
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Casualties
- 127
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Sonning Common
Roads in Sonning Common
Postcode districts in Sonning Common
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Sonning Common
Road collision statistics for Sonning Common
Collisions recorded
96
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
127
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
5
6.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Sonning Common
Collisions in Sonning Common are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.7% of the total), with 26% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
99% of recorded collisions in Sonning Common happen on a single carriageway. Around 29.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Sonning Common have produced 127 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 10 collisions, Monday 17 collisions, Tuesday 16 collisions, Wednesday 14 collisions, Thursday 17 collisions, Friday 14 collisions, Saturday 8 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 71 collisions, Darkness 25 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 95 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 92 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 67 collisions, Raining no high winds 19 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Fog or mist 3 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 83 casualties, Passenger 28 casualties, Pedestrian 16 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 201543P264065
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Sonning Common
How many road accidents have there been in Sonning Common?
96 collisions have been recorded in Sonning Common in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 127 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Sonning Common were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 5 were serious — 6.3% of all recorded collisions in Sonning Common resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Sonning Common?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Sonning Common, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 26% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Sonning Common happen on?
99% of collisions in Sonning Common are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Sonning Common?
Pedestrians make up 12.6% of the 127 casualties recorded in Sonning Common.
Is road safety in Sonning Common getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Sonning Common were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Sonning Common come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Sonning Common cover 1999 to 2025.