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Reading road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,627 road traffic collisions in Reading from 1979 to 2025, and 26,405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 199 were fatal and 3,333 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 250 collisions, level with 2024 (251), and casualties rose from 277 to 281.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,627
149th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,405
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
199
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
250
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Reading

0.9% of collisions in Reading from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1990.9%
  • Serious3,33315%
  • Slight18,09584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2060.8%
  • Serious3,59514%
  • Slight22,60486%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. In 2025 there were 250, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 250
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025250281
2024251277
2023260286
2022310351
2021234264
2020213255
2019227251
2018288329
2017311370
2016304386
2015348425
2014358431
2013362442
2012333432
2011396493
2010359453
2009400510
2008415487
2007436513
2006475576
2005456537
2004473568
2003524615
2002533650
2001517663
2000573707
1999557697
1998531659
1997593731
1996523654
1995520643
1994503631
1993501636
1992545676
1991492611
1990587731
1989609716
1988641804
1987603728
1986651797
1985688846
1984704855
1983637773
1982547665
1981544682
1980516646
1979529672

When and where crashes happen in Reading

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,072 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,212 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,181 (15%)
  • Thursday3,298 (15%)
  • Friday3,733 (17%)
  • Saturday3,017 (14%)
  • Sunday2,114 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59809 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59315 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,735 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,771 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,737 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,219 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,744 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,297 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,698 (7.9%)
  • February1,658 (7.7%)
  • March1,703 (7.9%)
  • April1,630 (7.5%)
  • May1,807 (8.4%)
  • June1,717 (7.9%)
  • July1,783 (8.2%)
  • August1,727 (8%)
  • September1,827 (8.4%)
  • October2,108 (9.7%)
  • November2,095 (9.7%)
  • December1,874 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,979 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,311 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown158 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit81 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,747 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,577 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds203 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds185 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist93 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds62 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (under 0.1%)
  • Other533 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded221 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,343 (71%)
  • Wet or damp5,909 (27%)
  • Frost or ice197 (0.9%)
  • Snow63 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded103 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph215 (1%)
  • 30 mph18,073 (84%)
  • 40 mph2,830 (13%)
  • 50 mph23 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph225 (1%)
  • 70 mph260 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,591 (72%)
  • Roundabout2,243 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway2,067 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1,717 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Reading

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,829 (45%)
  • Pedestrian5,500 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist3,859 (15%)
  • Cyclist3,746 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant643 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant314 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant259 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant58 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5670 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 101,073 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 151,492 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 204,847 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,841 (15%)
  • 26 to 355,032 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,331 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,279 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 651,351 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 75855 (3.2%)
  • Over 75652 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded982 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,726 (60%)
  • Pedestrian5,500 (21%)
  • Passenger5,179 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car27,360 (70%)
  • Motorcycle4,066 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle3,853 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,201 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach1,129 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes705 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car621 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle162 (0.4%)
  • Minibus100 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)25 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded84 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Reading

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Reading

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reading ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 149th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
146thNorth Somerset22,13030,5244394,112
147thCherwell22,07431,5375074,126
148thKnowsley21,90831,3932973,144
149thReading (this area)21,62726,4051993,333
150thWinchester21,55929,8074804,965
151stWaverley21,54029,6143263,833
152ndElmbridge21,47427,6382233,430

Accident hotspots in Reading

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Reading, with 1,687 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading from 1979 to 2025: 4,651, including 45 fatal and 719 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3294,6515,53845719
2ndA42,3363,00422367
3rdA331,6762,17618207
4thA41551,3921,71417190
5thA3277899499102
6thB3345429530181
7thB3031335408137
8thB481234308344
9thM4209308336
10thA4074181235333
11thB3350146183130
12thB40076677010
13thB4795363013
14thB3270436718
15thB3033173002
16thA32905700
17thA3213300
18thA329(M)2200
19thA3381400
20thA3491101

Towns in Reading

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 18,662.

Postcode districts in Reading

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading from 1979 to 2025: 8,985.

Latest crashes in Reading

Of the latest 24 crashes in Reading, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity