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Reading road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1982, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (544), and casualties fell from 682.

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

Collisions in 1982
547
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
665
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Reading in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious13525%
  • Slight40073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious15323%
  • Slight49975%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 547, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday106 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.4%)
  • February30 (5.5%)
  • March38 (6.9%)
  • April39 (7.1%)
  • May46 (8.4%)
  • June48 (8.8%)
  • July50 (9.1%)
  • August53 (9.7%)
  • September52 (9.5%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December42 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (71%)
  • Wet or damp145 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph469 (86%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (26%)
  • Pedestrian145 (22%)
  • Cyclist81 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8%)
  • 16 to 20189 (28%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (58%)
  • Pedestrian145 (22%)
  • Passenger133 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (65%)
  • Motorcycle179 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 167th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1982

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1982: 92, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32992109319
2ndA46281114
3rdA41555467212
4thA334154210
5thB3345152102
6thA327141503
7thB481111306
8thB335071104
9thA40746701
10thM46801
11thB30315601
12thB40074501
13thB4794401

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1982

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 479.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1982

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1982: 223.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years