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Reading road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1985, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (704), and casualties fell from 855.

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

Collisions in 1985
688
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
846
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Reading in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious15523%
  • Slight52376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious17220%
  • Slight66478%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 688, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (11%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday127 (18%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.7%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March55 (8%)
  • April36 (5.2%)
  • May62 (9%)
  • June57 (8.3%)
  • July65 (9.4%)
  • August54 (7.8%)
  • September42 (6.1%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November76 (11%)
  • December65 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (67%)
  • Wet or damp214 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph567 (82%)
  • 40 mph107 (16%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (72%)
  • One way street or slip road80 (12%)
  • Roundabout66 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (42%)
  • Pedestrian191 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (20%)
  • Cyclist110 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8%)
  • 16 to 20206 (24%)
  • 21 to 25137 (16%)
  • 26 to 35101 (12%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (58%)
  • Pedestrian191 (23%)
  • Passenger167 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car841 (70%)
  • Motorcycle177 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 120th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1985

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1985: 112, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329112131326
2ndA492121216
3rdA41556482012
4thA33597029
5thB3345262706
6thA327222812
7thB335091202
8thA407481001
9thB48181003
10thB40075500
11thB30314500
12thB4794401
13thM43302

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1985

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 608.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1985

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1985: 272.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years