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Reading road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2020, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2019 (227), and casualties rose from 251.

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

Collisions in 2020
213
Down 6% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
255
Up 2% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Reading in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight22086%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 213, down 6% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 213
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday52 (24%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (16%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March11 (5.2%)
  • April10 (4.7%)
  • May12 (5.6%)
  • June9 (4.2%)
  • July17 (8%)
  • August17 (8%)
  • September21 (9.9%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November18 (8.5%)
  • December14 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (77%)
  • Wet or damp47 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph176 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (42%)
  • Cyclist52 (20%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (25%)
  • 36 to 4541 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.9%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (15%)
  • Passenger36 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (13%)
  • Motorcycle40 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 142nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2020

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2020, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2020

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2020: 49, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329495418
2ndA4253212
3rdA327131302
4thA33121202
5thA41558900
6thB30316702
7thB33455600
8thA40743300
9thB32702602
10thB4812202
11thB30131101
12thB30341100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2020

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 183.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2020

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2020: 78.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years