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Reading road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1988, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (603), and casualties rose from 728.

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

Collisions in 1988
641
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
804
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Reading in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15023%
  • Slight48275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious16821%
  • Slight62778%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 641, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.5%)
  • February40 (6.2%)
  • March55 (8.6%)
  • April42 (6.6%)
  • May56 (8.7%)
  • June44 (6.9%)
  • July60 (9.4%)
  • August60 (9.4%)
  • September62 (9.7%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November61 (9.5%)
  • December47 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry457 (71%)
  • Wet or damp183 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph507 (79%)
  • 40 mph116 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (9%)
  • Roundabout58 (9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (43%)
  • Pedestrian196 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (17%)
  • Cyclist80 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20178 (22%)
  • 21 to 25150 (19%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (53%)
  • Pedestrian196 (24%)
  • Passenger178 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (73%)
  • Motorcycle142 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 138th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
138th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1988

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1988: 100, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329100113122
2ndA488109220
3rdA41555262010
4thA33515908
5thB3345313408
6thA327162014
7thB481101413
8thB400781102
9thB33505501
10thM451003
11thA40744500
12thB30313400
13thB4792200
14thB32701200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1988

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 556.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1988

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1988: 261.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years