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Reading road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2006, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (456), and casualties rose from 537.

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

Collisions in 2006
475
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
576
Up 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Reading in 2006 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious428.8%
  • Slight42990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious437.5%
  • Slight52992%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 475, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May43 (9.1%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August35 (7.4%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October35 (7.4%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December35 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (79%)
  • Wet or damp96 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph408 (86%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (68%)
  • Roundabout71 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (50%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Cyclist78 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (65%)
  • Passenger112 (19%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (9%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 145th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2006

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2006, with 102 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2006

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2006: 113, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329113131112
2ndA4344415
3rdA4155243203
4thA327233113
5thA33222701
6thM491300
7thA40746611
8thB30316900
9thB33456601
10thB32701100
11thB33501100
12thB4811100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2006

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 406.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2006

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2006: 208.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years