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Reading road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1994, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993 (501), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 1994
503
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
631
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1994

0.8% of collisions in Reading in 1994 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious367.2%
  • Slight46392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious375.9%
  • Slight59094%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 503, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (18%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.2%)
  • February47 (9.3%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May33 (6.6%)
  • June37 (7.4%)
  • July41 (8.2%)
  • August31 (6.2%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November45 (8.9%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (65%)
  • Wet or damp152 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph410 (82%)
  • 40 mph79 (16%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (71%)
  • Roundabout64 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (54%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 25107 (17%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (59%)
  • Passenger148 (23%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (73%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 164th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1994

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1994: 116, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32911613927
2ndA33556804
3rdA4507401
4thA4155294202
5thA327111702
6thB334571001
7thA40745602
8thB4815600
9thB32703600
10thB33503300
11thM43301

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1994

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 440.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1994

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1994: 201.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years