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Reading road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2018, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (311), and casualties fell from 370.

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

Collisions in 2018
288
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
329
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2018

0.3% of collisions in Reading in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight24284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight28386%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 288, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 288
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.6%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March14 (4.9%)
  • April13 (4.5%)
  • May25 (8.7%)
  • June26 (9%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August24 (8.3%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October39 (14%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (6.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (78%)
  • Wet or damp56 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph239 (83%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (10%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (37%)
  • Cyclist74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian68 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (66%)
  • Pedestrian68 (21%)
  • Passenger45 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (14%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 152nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2018

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2018, with 60 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2018

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2018: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329566418
2ndA4202502
3rdA33192401
4thA327151902
5thA41557801
6thB30315501
7thB33455500
8thM45501
9thA40742200
10thB4812200
11thA4151101
12thB32701200
13thB33501200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2018

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 243.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2018

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2018: 119.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years