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Reading road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1980, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (529), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 1980
516
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
646
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Reading in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious16131%
  • Slight34667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious18629%
  • Slight45170%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 516, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February47 (9.1%)
  • March44 (8.5%)
  • April45 (8.7%)
  • May48 (9.3%)
  • June34 (6.6%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August31 (6%)
  • September51 (9.9%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November47 (9.1%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (68%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph436 (84%)
  • 40 mph64 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (37%)
  • Pedestrian166 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (22%)
  • Cyclist66 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20188 (29%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 3575 (12%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (55%)
  • Pedestrian166 (26%)
  • Passenger127 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (63%)
  • Motorcycle157 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Reading

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reading ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1980.

Collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1980

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1980: 84, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3298497325
2ndA46490028
3rdA41555359111
4thA33445409
5thB3345253219
6thA327131703
7thB48191112
8thB303171302
9thB335071001
10thB40075600
11thB4794400
12thA40742601
13thM41100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1980

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 433.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1980

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1980: 213.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1980, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years