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Reading road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1992, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1991 (492), and casualties rose from 611.

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

Collisions in 1992
545
Up 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
676
Up 11% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1992

0.4% of collisions in Reading in 1992 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5710%
  • Slight48689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious649.5%
  • Slight61090%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 545, up 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.1%)
  • February33 (6.1%)
  • March45 (8.3%)
  • April44 (8.1%)
  • May42 (7.7%)
  • June52 (9.5%)
  • July44 (8.1%)
  • August53 (9.7%)
  • September42 (7.7%)
  • October47 (8.6%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December51 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (68%)
  • Wet or damp161 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph453 (83%)
  • 40 mph72 (13%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (69%)
  • Roundabout68 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (48%)
  • Pedestrian149 (22%)
  • Cyclist98 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (14%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (58%)
  • Pedestrian149 (22%)
  • Passenger137 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 148th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1992

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1992: 122, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329122150018
2ndA33648207
3rdA4587206
4thA4155354001
5thA327111101
6thM491803
7thB48181201
8thB33457900
9thA40744400
10thB32702510
11thB33502300

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1992

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 474.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1992

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1992: 230.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years