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Reading road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1991, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1990 (587), and casualties fell from 731.

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

Collisions in 1991
492
Down 16% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
611
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Reading in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight43288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious589.5%
  • Slight55090%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 492, down 16% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April45 (9.1%)
  • May32 (6.5%)
  • June36 (7.3%)
  • July46 (9.3%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October39 (7.9%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December36 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (70%)
  • Wet or damp132 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph413 (84%)
  • 40 mph62 (13%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (12%)
  • Roundabout52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (47%)
  • Pedestrian128 (21%)
  • Cyclist85 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20123 (20%)
  • 21 to 25104 (17%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (60%)
  • Pedestrian128 (21%)
  • Passenger116 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 173rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1991

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1991: 114, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329114138115
2ndA33455604
3rdA4436203
4thA4155262703
5thA327192501
6thB3345111701
7thA40746701
8thB33506601
9thB4813500
10thM42300
11thB32701100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1991

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 424.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1991

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1991: 201.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years