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Reading road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2010, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (400), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2010
359
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
453
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Reading in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight32089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious367.9%
  • Slight41391%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 359, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 359
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (20%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.1%)
  • February30 (8.4%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June30 (8.4%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September27 (7.5%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (74%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph300 (84%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (46%)
  • Pedestrian80 (18%)
  • Cyclist79 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2569 (15%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (60%)
  • Passenger103 (23%)
  • Pedestrian80 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (12%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 161st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2010

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2010, with 79 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2010

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2010: 91, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32991117210
2ndA4334405
3rdA33253900
4thA327202503
5thA4155182701
6thB303181100
7thB4816700
8thM45801
9thB30334700
10thB33453301
11thA40742300

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2010

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 311.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2010

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2010: 158.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years