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Reading road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2009, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2008 (415), and casualties rose from 487.

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

Collisions in 2009
400
Down 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
510
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2009

0.3% of collisions in Reading in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight35288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight45890%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 400, down 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (19%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (20%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March47 (12%)
  • April43 (11%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July18 (4.5%)
  • August25 (6.3%)
  • September39 (9.8%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (75%)
  • Wet or damp89 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph331 (83%)
  • 40 mph59 (15%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (15%)
  • Roundabout54 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (48%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Cyclist73 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (58%)
  • Passenger131 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 145th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2009

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2009, with 63 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2009

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2009: 91, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3299111509
2ndA4445117
3rdA33314503
4thA327212802
5thA4155202502
6thB3033112102
7thB30314401
8thB33454500
9thA40743301
10thB4813602
11thB32702300
12thM42400
13thA3491101
14thB33501101

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2009

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 340.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2009

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2009: 159.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years