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Reading road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2000, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (557), and casualties rose from 697.

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

Collisions in 2000
573
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
707
Up 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2000

2.1% of collisions in Reading in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight50187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious659.2%
  • Slight63089%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 573, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.4%)
  • February48 (8.4%)
  • March46 (8%)
  • April53 (9.2%)
  • May52 (9.1%)
  • June38 (6.6%)
  • July41 (7.2%)
  • August43 (7.5%)
  • September51 (8.9%)
  • October50 (8.7%)
  • November55 (9.6%)
  • December42 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (68%)
  • Wet or damp176 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph473 (83%)
  • 40 mph79 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (69%)
  • Roundabout71 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (49%)
  • Pedestrian146 (21%)
  • Cyclist95 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1047 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (12%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35138 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded65 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (57%)
  • Passenger155 (22%)
  • Pedestrian146 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car759 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 138th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2000

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2000: 142, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329142182516
2ndA4587815
3rdA4155374105
4thA327323904
5thA33213302
6thB3031192000
7thM4111401
8thA40746700
9thB33506602
10thB33452401
11thB32701100
12thB4811200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2000

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 503.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2000

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2000: 260.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years