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Reading road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2015, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (358), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2015
348
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
425
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Reading in 2015 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious349.8%
  • Slight31390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious348%
  • Slight39092%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 348, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 348
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (19%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November45 (13%)
  • December15 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (73%)
  • Wet or damp93 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph302 (87%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (72%)
  • Roundabout47 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (48%)
  • Cyclist84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2573 (17%)
  • 26 to 35108 (25%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (65%)
  • Passenger75 (18%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (14%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 141st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2015

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2015, with 71 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2015

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2015: 72, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329728204
2ndA4273203
3rdA327223001
4thA33192900
5thB3031111401
6thA415591100
7thB33456601
8thM46712
9thB4813400
10thA40741100
11thB40091300

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2015

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 294.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2015

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2015: 144.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years