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Reading road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2001, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (573), and casualties fell from 707.

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

Collisions in 2001
517
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
663
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Reading in 2001 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious519.9%
  • Slight45989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious548.1%
  • Slight60291%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 517, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (17%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (18%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February62 (12%)
  • March37 (7.2%)
  • April39 (7.5%)
  • May47 (9.1%)
  • June31 (6%)
  • July44 (8.5%)
  • August48 (9.3%)
  • September37 (7.2%)
  • October47 (9.1%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December40 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (73%)
  • Wet or damp134 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph420 (81%)
  • 40 mph85 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (68%)
  • Roundabout72 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (55%)
  • Pedestrian120 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20113 (17%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35140 (21%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (59%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian120 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (72%)
  • Motorcycle89 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Reading

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reading ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 157th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2001

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2001, with 96 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2001

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2001: 123, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32912315909
2ndA47292110
3rdA4155405721
4thA33334811
5thA327232602
6thB3031182801
7thA407491312
8thB33455501
9thM44700

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2001

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 449.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2001

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2001: 231.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years