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Reading road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2017, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (304), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2017
311
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
370
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Reading in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight25883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight31485%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 311, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 311
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday64 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February27 (8.7%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July22 (7.1%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September11 (3.5%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (77%)
  • Wet or damp68 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph273 (88%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (70%)
  • Roundabout50 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (41%)
  • Cyclist84 (23%)
  • Pedestrian75 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (23%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (65%)
  • Pedestrian75 (20%)
  • Passenger56 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (15%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 148th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2017

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2017, with 65 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2017

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2017: 74, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297488115
2ndA4253106
3rdA33183001
4thA327121203
5thA415591100
6thB30317800
7thB33454701
8thM43400
9thA40742300
10thB4791100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2017

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 280.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2017

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2017: 141.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years