England · Local authority E06000041

Driving around Wokingham.

Understand the wider traffic picture, discuss local driving skills and find useful next steps.

Population and household transport

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Residents aged 17–24

14,678

Mid-2025 estimate. This is an age-group count, not the number of learners.

Households without a car or van

9%

Census 2021. Household vehicle availability does not establish access to a practice car.

Annual traffic

1,014

Million motor-vehicle miles during 2025.

A measure of travel across this authority area, not the number of vehicles, a road’s daily flow or current congestion. DfT asks that these figures be rounded to the nearest million miles.

Reported injury collisions

194

Police-reported personal-injury collisions during 2025.

3 fatal collisions. This counts collisions, not people killed. Damage-only incidents and unreported collisions are outside this dataset.

Traffic over time

Annual million vehicle miles, rounded. Authority boundaries can change.
YearAll motor vehiclesCars and taxis
2025 1,014 812
2024 988 784
2023 985 780
2022 941 736
2021 787 602
2020 745 575
2019 1,016 822
2018 1,017 825
2017 1,035 844
2016 1,065 870
2015 1,051 864
2014 1,010 834
2013 1,003 835
2012 1,036 867
2011 1,022 852

Road setting

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Single carriageway 146
Roundabout 22
Dual carriageway 20
Slip road 3
One way street 3

Light conditions

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Daylight 149
Darkness - lights lit 33
Darkness - no lighting 7
Darkness - lighting unknown 4
Darkness - lights unlit 1
More collisions does not automatically mean greater risk.

Traffic exposure, area size, road mix and reporting vary. These are counts, not comparable collision rates. Ask your instructor to choose practice environments suited to your current ability and current conditions.

Plan useful practice

Work with a qualified supervisor and agree goals with your instructor.

Check today’s conditions

Official roadworks, travel and weather services.

Teach and reflect

Planning, CPD and tools for instructor development.

Community and travel context

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of Wokingham. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

12.5%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

37.3%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

Explore language, disability and commuting figures for Wokingham

Sources and matching

Traffic: DfT road traffic downloads. Collisions: DfT STATS19 2025. We match the traffic authority code to the collision’s current highway-authority code; this does not assign an instructor or test centre to that area. Local traffic estimates are less robust than regional totals. Download the source metadata and full history.