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Reading road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2013, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2012 (333), and casualties rose from 432.

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

Collisions in 2013
362
Up 9% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
442
Up 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Reading in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight31487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight39188%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 362, up 9% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 362
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.8%)
  • February28 (7.7%)
  • March33 (9.1%)
  • April24 (6.6%)
  • May33 (9.1%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July33 (9.1%)
  • August29 (8%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (72%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph309 (85%)
  • 40 mph42 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (71%)
  • Roundabout49 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (44%)
  • Cyclist91 (21%)
  • Pedestrian82 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2044 (10%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (26%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (63%)
  • Passenger82 (19%)
  • Pedestrian82 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (14%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 138th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2013

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2013, with 68 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2013

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2013: 96, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3299611909
2ndA4334405
3rdA33283522
4thA327263202
5thA4155151901
6thB30317802
7thB33456701
8thM45702
9thB4814400
10thA40742300

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2013

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 307.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2013

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2013: 155.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years