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Reading road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1997, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1996 (523), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1997
593
Up 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
731
Up 12% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Reading in 1997 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious447.4%
  • Slight54592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious527.1%
  • Slight67492%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 593, up 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (19%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.4%)
  • February54 (9.1%)
  • March47 (7.9%)
  • April53 (8.9%)
  • May47 (7.9%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July56 (9.4%)
  • August42 (7.1%)
  • September41 (6.9%)
  • October54 (9.1%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December54 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (72%)
  • Wet or damp158 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph485 (82%)
  • 40 mph88 (15%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (71%)
  • Roundabout80 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (50%)
  • Pedestrian150 (21%)
  • Cyclist96 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (14%)
  • 21 to 25122 (17%)
  • 26 to 35144 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (58%)
  • Passenger159 (22%)
  • Pedestrian150 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car825 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (9%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 142nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1997

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1997: 148, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329148191114
2ndA33607005
3rdA4516711
4thA4155324112
5thA327212403
6thB335091201
7thA407481101
8thB33458902
9thB48161202
10thM461000

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1997

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 507.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1997

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1997: 235.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years