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Reading road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1987, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (651), and casualties fell from 797.

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

Collisions in 1987
603
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
728
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1987

1% of collisions in Reading in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious15125%
  • Slight44674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight55877%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 603, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday112 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (4.8%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March32 (5.3%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May50 (8.3%)
  • June65 (11%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August52 (8.6%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October72 (12%)
  • November56 (9.3%)
  • December46 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (66%)
  • Wet or damp201 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph495 (82%)
  • 40 mph91 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (11%)
  • Roundabout48 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (42%)
  • Pedestrian169 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20176 (24%)
  • 21 to 25128 (18%)
  • 26 to 35129 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (56%)
  • Pedestrian169 (23%)
  • Passenger150 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car807 (73%)
  • Motorcycle140 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 140th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1987

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1987: 112, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329112128033
2ndA48195118
3rdA335461111
4thA41555161114
5thB3345192404
6thA327161804
7thB3031151703
8thA40747803
9thB4815601
10thB40073300
11thB4793401
12thM43302
13thB32702301
14thB33502200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1987

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 526.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1987

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1987: 251.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years