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Reading road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1983, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1982 (547), and casualties rose from 665.

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

Collisions in 1983
637
Up 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
773
Up 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1983

0.8% of collisions in Reading in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious16927%
  • Slight46373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious18424%
  • Slight58476%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 637, up 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (12%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday133 (21%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.6%)
  • February38 (6%)
  • March32 (5%)
  • April66 (10%)
  • May62 (9.7%)
  • June42 (6.6%)
  • July44 (6.9%)
  • August41 (6.4%)
  • September79 (12%)
  • October74 (12%)
  • November63 (9.9%)
  • December54 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (72%)
  • Wet or damp168 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph564 (89%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (24%)
  • Pedestrian182 (24%)
  • Cyclist93 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20216 (28%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (13%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (58%)
  • Pedestrian182 (24%)
  • Passenger140 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car752 (67%)
  • Motorcycle189 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 123rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1983

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1983: 123, including 3 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329123144338
2ndA46580015
3rdA335971116
4thA41555060013
5thB3345222506
6thA32791001
7thA407481303
8thB33507902
9thB4796902
10thB4816901
11thB30314502
12thB40074601
13thM43301

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1983

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 548.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1983

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1983: 230.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years