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Reading road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2014, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2013 (362), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2014
358
Down 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
431
Down 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Reading in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight31588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious409.3%
  • Slight38790%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 358, down 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 358
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (19%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday33 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.5%)
  • February33 (9.2%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June30 (8.4%)
  • July33 (9.2%)
  • August21 (5.9%)
  • September21 (5.9%)
  • October23 (6.4%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (64%)
  • Wet or damp125 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph319 (89%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (73%)
  • Roundabout51 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (43%)
  • Cyclist104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (27%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (64%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Passenger76 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (16%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 148th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2014

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2014, with 66 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2014

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2014: 92, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32992106112
2ndA4313402
3rdA33233300
4thA327172704
5thA4155151911
6thB303191101
7thB4819900
8thB33457900
9thM44501
10thA40742200
11thB32701100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2014

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 301.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2014

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2014: 150.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2014, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years