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Reading road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2007, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (475), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 2007
436
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
513
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Reading in 2007 were fatal and 8% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious358%
  • Slight39992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious367%
  • Slight47593%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 436, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 436
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (10%)
  • Tuesday78 (18%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April33 (7.6%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September36 (8.3%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November42 (9.6%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (76%)
  • Wet or damp99 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph364 (83%)
  • 40 mph58 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (70%)
  • Roundabout54 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (48%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (14%)
  • Cyclist69 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (63%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (71%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 157th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2007

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2007, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2007

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2007: 93, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3299310826
2ndA4516002
3rdA33354903
4thA327182101
5thA4155172201
6thB30318900
7thB4816801
8thM46800
9thB33454500
10thA32903300
11thA40743401
12thB30331100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2007

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 362.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2007

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2007: 168.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years