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Reading road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 704 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1984, and 855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (637), and casualties rose from 773.

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

Collisions in 1984
704
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
855
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Reading in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious19327%
  • Slight50371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious20924%
  • Slight63875%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 704, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.3%)
  • February54 (7.7%)
  • March55 (7.8%)
  • April51 (7.2%)
  • May51 (7.2%)
  • June57 (8.1%)
  • July58 (8.2%)
  • August59 (8.4%)
  • September72 (10%)
  • October58 (8.2%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December65 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds562 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (66%)
  • Wet or damp235 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph580 (82%)
  • 40 mph103 (15%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway520 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (14%)
  • Roundabout54 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (24%)
  • Pedestrian195 (23%)
  • Cyclist98 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20242 (28%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5550 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (58%)
  • Pedestrian195 (23%)
  • Passenger163 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car842 (67%)
  • Motorcycle217 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (8%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 119th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1984

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1984: 124, including 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329124148036
2ndA483110121
3rdA41556069311
4thA335364013
5thB3345232509
6thA327151903
7thB4007121302
8thB3031101101
9thB48191403
10thM45712
11thA40743401
12thB4793301
13thB33502201

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1984

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 624.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1984

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1984: 292.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years