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Reading road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2004, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2003 (524), and casualties fell from 615.

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

Collisions in 2004
473
Down 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
568
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Reading in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight41989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious559.7%
  • Slight51190%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 473, down 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 473
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (19%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (12%)
  • February39 (8.2%)
  • March41 (8.7%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May32 (6.8%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July46 (9.7%)
  • August31 (6.6%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November28 (5.9%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (70%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph383 (81%)
  • 40 mph72 (15%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (12%)
  • Roundabout45 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (48%)
  • Pedestrian116 (20%)
  • Cyclist75 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.8%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (61%)
  • Pedestrian116 (20%)
  • Passenger107 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (71%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 159th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2004

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2004, with 91 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2004

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2004: 119, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329119136013
2ndA45267011
3rdA4155273013
4thA33264003
5thA327202201
6thB3031182101
7thM471302
8thA40745600
9thB4814500
10thB33453400
11thB33503300
12thA329(M)2200
13thB32702401
14thA41561100
15thB30411100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2004

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 407.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2004

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2004: 209.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years