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Reading road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 651 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1986, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (688), and casualties fell from 846.

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

Collisions in 1986
651
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
797
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1986

0.6% of collisions in Reading in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious16726%
  • Slight48074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious18423%
  • Slight60976%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 651, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.8%)
  • February45 (6.9%)
  • March42 (6.5%)
  • April51 (7.8%)
  • May64 (9.8%)
  • June33 (5.1%)
  • July53 (8.1%)
  • August64 (9.8%)
  • September60 (9.2%)
  • October61 (9.4%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December63 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (67%)
  • Wet or damp206 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph541 (83%)
  • 40 mph87 (13%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (44%)
  • Pedestrian201 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (17%)
  • Cyclist88 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20183 (23%)
  • 21 to 25133 (17%)
  • 26 to 35125 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (53%)
  • Pedestrian201 (25%)
  • Passenger172 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (73%)
  • Motorcycle150 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 132nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1986

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1986: 120, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329120132028
2ndA480104120
3rdA336283111
4thA4155485609
5thB3345192402
6thA327121504
7thB481121702
8thM471600
9thA407461212
10thB4795602
11thB33504502
12thB40073300
13thB30311200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1986

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 541.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1986

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1986: 258.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1986, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years