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Reading road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1996, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (520), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 1996
523
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
654
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1996

0.2% of collisions in Reading in 1996 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious438.2%
  • Slight47992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious446.7%
  • Slight60993%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 523, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February46 (8.8%)
  • March39 (7.5%)
  • April31 (5.9%)
  • May37 (7.1%)
  • June42 (8%)
  • July39 (7.5%)
  • August35 (6.7%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October47 (9%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (72%)
  • Wet or damp129 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph423 (81%)
  • 40 mph77 (15%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (15%)
  • Roundabout64 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (53%)
  • Pedestrian124 (19%)
  • Cyclist81 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (12%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 35166 (25%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded48 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (61%)
  • Passenger131 (20%)
  • Pedestrian124 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 167th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1996

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1996: 121, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329121144010
2ndA33547802
3rdA4526801
4thA4155384905
5thA327192100
6thB334591401
7thB33506700
8thM46800
9thA40744401
10thB4813301

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1996

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 456.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1996

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1996: 204.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years