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Reading road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2008, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (436), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 2008
415
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
487
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Reading in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight36989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious438.8%
  • Slight44191%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 415, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 415
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.9%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March25 (6%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May31 (7.5%)
  • June39 (9.4%)
  • July41 (9.9%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (73%)
  • Wet or damp111 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph340 (82%)
  • 40 mph63 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • Roundabout49 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (49%)
  • Pedestrian100 (21%)
  • Cyclist75 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (25%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (62%)
  • Pedestrian100 (21%)
  • Passenger86 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (11%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 155th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2008

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2008, with 85 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2008

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2008: 105, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32910512519
2ndA4455505
3rdA33263301
4thA327202121
5thB3031151901
6thA4155141502
7thB334591100
8thM42200
9thA32901300
10thA40741200
11thB30331100
12thB32701100
13thB33501100
14thB4811100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2008

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 363.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2008

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2008: 186.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years