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Reading road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2019, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (288), and casualties fell from 329.

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

Collisions in 2019
227
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
251
Down 24% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Reading in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight21084%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 227, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 227
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February21 (9.3%)
  • March16 (7%)
  • April14 (6.2%)
  • May15 (6.6%)
  • June11 (4.8%)
  • July28 (12%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September19 (8.4%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November19 (8.4%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (77%)
  • Wet or damp50 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph187 (82%)
  • 40 mph27 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (35%)
  • Pedestrian61 (24%)
  • Cyclist60 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (10%)
  • 21 to 2539 (16%)
  • 26 to 3549 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (66%)
  • Pedestrian61 (24%)
  • Passenger25 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (16%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2019.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2019

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2019, with 43 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2019

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2019: 65, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296570016
2ndA4232501
3rdA33192206
4thA3277702
5thA41557710
6thB4815602
7thB30314411
8thA40743300
9thB33452201
10thB32701100
11thB33501100
12thM41100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2019

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 188.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2019

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2019: 105.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years