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Reading road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in Reading in 1999, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (531), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1999
557
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
697
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Reading in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight49489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious649.2%
  • Slight62990%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 557, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.7%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March49 (8.8%)
  • April43 (7.7%)
  • May51 (9.2%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July52 (9.3%)
  • August42 (7.5%)
  • September53 (9.5%)
  • October52 (9.3%)
  • November47 (8.4%)
  • December46 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (68%)
  • Wet or damp157 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph469 (84%)
  • 40 mph67 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (70%)
  • Roundabout78 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (50%)
  • Pedestrian147 (21%)
  • Cyclist88 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (16%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded62 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (54%)
  • Passenger173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian147 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 144th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 1999

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 1999: 132, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329132162011
2ndA4649609
3rdA4155466005
4thA327242820
5thA33182412
6thB3031152002
7thB33506900
8thB33455600
9thA40744401
10thM44701
11thB4813401
12thB32702200
13thA3211100
14thA3381400

Towns in Reading: crashes in 1999

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 475.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 1999

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 1999: 230.

Latest crashes in Reading in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years