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Reading road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2011, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (359), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 2011
396
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
493
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Reading in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious499.9%
  • Slight44290%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 396, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 396
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February39 (9.8%)
  • March29 (7.3%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June27 (6.8%)
  • July39 (9.8%)
  • August26 (6.6%)
  • September22 (5.6%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (75%)
  • Wet or damp98 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph342 (86%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (74%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (43%)
  • Cyclist103 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2586 (17%)
  • 26 to 3595 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (64%)
  • Pedestrian91 (18%)
  • Passenger86 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (15%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reading ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 135th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2011

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2011, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2011

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2011: 98, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32998118015
2ndA4546918
3rdA33243600
4thA327233204
5thA4155182100
6thB3031121200
7thB4816603
8thB33455500
9thM45701
10thA40743400

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2011

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 335.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2011

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2011: 162.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years