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Reading road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2021, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2020 (213), and casualties rose from 255.

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

Collisions in 2021
234
Up 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
264
Up 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2021

None of the collisions in Reading in 2021 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight20487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight23388%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 234, up 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 234
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (21%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.8%)
  • February6 (2.6%)
  • March19 (8.1%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May21 (9%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August17 (7.3%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October22 (9.4%)
  • November33 (14%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (79%)
  • Wet or damp48 (21%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph199 (85%)
  • 40 mph21 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (38%)
  • Cyclist55 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (18%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3564 (24%)
  • 36 to 4552 (20%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (71%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)
  • Passenger33 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (14%)
  • Motorcycle51 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 144th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2021

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2021, with 36 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2021

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2021: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329566607
2ndA4192402
3rdA327162002
4thA33151901
5thA4155151801
6thB3031101001
7thM45500
8thA40743301
9thB33453301
10thA3211100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2021

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 204.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2021

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2021: 95.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2021, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years