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Reading road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1995, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (503), and casualties rose from 631.

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

Collisions in 1995
520
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
643
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
6.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Reading in 1995 were fatal and 6.5% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious346.5%
  • Slight48393%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious375.8%
  • Slight60294%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 520, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.5%)
  • February44 (8.5%)
  • March47 (9%)
  • April33 (6.3%)
  • May42 (8.1%)
  • June40 (7.7%)
  • July37 (7.1%)
  • August37 (7.1%)
  • September46 (8.8%)
  • October46 (8.8%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December51 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (68%)
  • Wet or damp143 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph432 (83%)
  • 40 mph70 (13%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (75%)
  • Roundabout60 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (49%)
  • Pedestrian124 (19%)
  • Cyclist107 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (23%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)
  • Not recorded55 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (60%)
  • Passenger135 (21%)
  • Pedestrian124 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (11%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 155th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1995

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1995: 110, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329110122111
2ndA33536304
3rdA4507514
4thA4155395302
5thA327121300
6thB3345101200
7thB48191000
8thM471100
9thA40743300
10thB32702401
11thB33502200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1995

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 438.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1995

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1995: 198.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years