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Reading road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2005, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (473), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 2005
456
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
537
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2005

None of the collisions in Reading in 2005 were fatal and 6.8% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious316.8%
  • Slight42593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious315.8%
  • Slight50694%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 456, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 456
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (18%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.1%)
  • February37 (8.1%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April38 (8.3%)
  • May27 (5.9%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August40 (8.8%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (7.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (77%)
  • Wet or damp104 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph365 (80%)
  • 40 mph75 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (49%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4596 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (63%)
  • Passenger105 (20%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 160th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2005

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2005, with 83 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2005

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2005: 87, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3298710305
2ndA4435102
3rdA33425104
4thA4155202401
5thA327131601
6thB3031101200
7thA407471000
8thM44500
9thB4813400
10thA32901100
11thA41151100
12thB33451100
13thB33501100
14thB4791100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2005

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 392.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2005

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2005: 191.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years