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Reading road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2003, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (533), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 2003
524
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
615
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2003

0.4% of collisions in Reading in 2003 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious489.2%
  • Slight47490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious548.8%
  • Slight55991%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 524, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 524
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday104 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8%)
  • February49 (9.4%)
  • March41 (7.8%)
  • April49 (9.4%)
  • May49 (9.4%)
  • June36 (6.9%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August43 (8.2%)
  • September42 (8%)
  • October47 (9%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December36 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (77%)
  • Wet or damp114 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph424 (81%)
  • 40 mph86 (16%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (69%)
  • Roundabout65 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (49%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (14%)
  • Cyclist81 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 45110 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (64%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)
  • Passenger105 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (73%)
  • Motorcycle90 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 137th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2003

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2003, with 92 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2003

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2003: 121, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329121134010
2ndA4596804
3rdA33375304
4thA4155333601
5thA327202315
6thB3031172102
7thB33455600
8thB33505600
9thA40744600
10thM44500
11thB4812200
12thB32701200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2003

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 446.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2003

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2003: 219.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years