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Reading road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1998, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (593), and casualties fell from 731.

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

Collisions in 1998
531
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
659
Down 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Reading in 1998 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious387.2%
  • Slight48892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious385.8%
  • Slight61693%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 531, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April38 (7.2%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June56 (11%)
  • July39 (7.3%)
  • August62 (12%)
  • September31 (5.8%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November44 (8.3%)
  • December44 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (69%)
  • Wet or damp155 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph428 (81%)
  • 40 mph82 (15%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (67%)
  • Roundabout81 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (51%)
  • Pedestrian137 (21%)
  • Cyclist92 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (13%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (59%)
  • Pedestrian137 (21%)
  • Passenger133 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 160th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1998

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1998: 116, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32911615117
2ndA33576915
3rdA4537414
4thA4155313903
5thA327111400
6thB33457700
7thB48171101
8thM47900
9thA40744400
10thB33504401

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1998

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 460.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1998

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1998: 226.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years