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Reading road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1989, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1988 (641), and casualties fell from 804.

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

Collisions in 1989
609
Down 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
716
Down 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Reading in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious14123%
  • Slight45975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight56078%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 609, down 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (10%)
  • February55 (9%)
  • March51 (8.4%)
  • April47 (7.7%)
  • May52 (8.5%)
  • June34 (5.6%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August47 (7.7%)
  • September57 (9.4%)
  • October56 (9.2%)
  • November50 (8.2%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (68%)
  • Wet or damp187 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph495 (81%)
  • 40 mph99 (16%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (75%)
  • Roundabout57 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (44%)
  • Pedestrian175 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (17%)
  • Cyclist88 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20168 (23%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35124 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7528 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (57%)
  • Pedestrian175 (24%)
  • Passenger136 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (73%)
  • Motorcycle130 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 154th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1989

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1989: 103, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329103116233
2ndA46982015
3rdA336277110
4thA41555262213
5thB3345252807
6thB479111502
7thB30318902
8thB4818900
9thA3276701
10thB33506602
11thB40076601
12thA40744402
13thM43512
14thB32702200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1989

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 547.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1989

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1989: 253.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years