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Reading road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2002, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (517), and casualties fell from 663.

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

Collisions in 2002
533
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
650
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Reading in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight45986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight57288%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 533, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.5%)
  • February41 (7.7%)
  • March49 (9.2%)
  • April39 (7.3%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July35 (6.6%)
  • August45 (8.4%)
  • September27 (5.1%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (66%)
  • Wet or damp176 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph438 (82%)
  • 40 mph87 (16%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (69%)
  • Roundabout75 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (51%)
  • Pedestrian120 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (14%)
  • Cyclist77 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20124 (19%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35152 (23%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (62%)
  • Passenger128 (20%)
  • Pedestrian120 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (73%)
  • Motorcycle96 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reading ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 140th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2002

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2002, with 104 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2002

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2002: 119, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329119142122
2ndA4586707
3rdA4155425614
4thA33374805
5thB3031223102
6thA327161800
7thB335081500
8thB4815800
9thB33453300
10thA40742200
11thM42300
12thB32701100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2002

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 458.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2002

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2002: 236.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years