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Reading road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2016, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (348), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 2016
304
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
386
Down 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2016

1.6% of collisions in Reading in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33988%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 304, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 304
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September19 (6.3%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November30 (9.9%)
  • December30 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (77%)
  • Wet or damp67 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph260 (86%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (75%)
  • Roundabout37 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (43%)
  • Cyclist69 (18%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (18%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (61%)
  • Passenger85 (22%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (13%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 171st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2016

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2016, with 49 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2016

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2016: 60, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296072110
2ndA4263614
3rdA327202402
4thA33151712
5thA4155122103
6thB30317802
7thB32707902
8thB4816800
9thB334551401
10thM45800
11thA40742300
12thB30211210

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2016

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 250.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2016

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2016: 113.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years