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Reading road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1979, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,627 collisions in Reading.

Collisions in 1979
529
Casualties in 1979
672
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Reading in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious13926%
  • Slight38372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious16124%
  • Slight50475%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 529.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February40 (7.6%)
  • March44 (8.3%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May33 (6.2%)
  • June42 (7.9%)
  • July38 (7.2%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November49 (9.3%)
  • December62 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (36%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (64%)
  • Wet or damp150 (28%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)
  • Snow17 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph460 (87%)
  • 40 mph58 (11%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (34%)
  • Pedestrian177 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (25%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20213 (32%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (52%)
  • Pedestrian177 (26%)
  • Passenger148 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (61%)
  • Motorcycle168 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Reading

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reading ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1979.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1979

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1979: 78, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297892218
2ndA46696120
3rdA41555470012
4thA333944111
5thA327222604
6thB3345193205
7thB40078801
8thB48181101
9thB335071001
10thA40746703
11thB30315601
12thB4794502
13thM42301

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1979

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 443.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1979

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1979: 217.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years