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Reading road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2012, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (396), and casualties fell from 493.

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

Collisions in 2012
333
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
432
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Reading in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious388.8%
  • Slight39291%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 333, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 333
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.3%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April26 (7.8%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June20 (6%)
  • July25 (7.5%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October33 (9.9%)
  • November27 (8.1%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph284 (85%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (66%)
  • Roundabout49 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (49%)
  • Cyclist77 (18%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2057 (13%)
  • 21 to 2582 (19%)
  • 26 to 3588 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (64%)
  • Passenger91 (21%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (13%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 164th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2012

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2012, with 74 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2012

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2012: 89, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3298911326
2ndA4354201
3rdA33325604
4thA4155161801
5thA327111502
6thM45701
7thB30314400
8thB4814401
9thB33452201
10thB32701100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2012

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 283.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2012

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2012: 144.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years