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Reading road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1993, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1992 (545), and casualties fell from 676.

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

Collisions in 1993
501
Down 8% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
636
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Reading in 1993 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious479.4%
  • Slight45090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious507.9%
  • Slight58191%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 501, down 8% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (18%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday107 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February28 (5.6%)
  • March48 (9.6%)
  • April33 (6.6%)
  • May46 (9.2%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July49 (9.8%)
  • August35 (7%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (66%)
  • Wet or damp157 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph426 (85%)
  • 40 mph62 (12%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (68%)
  • Roundabout66 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (48%)
  • Pedestrian147 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Cyclist66 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 35114 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (54%)
  • Passenger148 (23%)
  • Pedestrian147 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (71%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Reading

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reading ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 162nd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1993

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1993: 121, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329121163212
2ndA33608203
3rdA4526605
4thA4155303803
5thA327171800
6thB334591201
7thB48161011
8thB33505601
9thM43301
10thA40741100
11thB32701101

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1993

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 442.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1993

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1993: 231.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years