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Reading road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2022, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2021 (234), and casualties rose from 264.

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

Collisions in 2022
310
Up 32% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
351
Up 33% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2022

1% of collisions in Reading in 2022 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight26485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight30186%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 310, up 32% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 310
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February23 (7.4%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April16 (5.2%)
  • May30 (9.7%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August22 (7.1%)
  • September20 (6.5%)
  • October30 (9.7%)
  • November23 (7.4%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (80%)
  • Wet or damp59 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph265 (85%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (10%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (32%)
  • Pedestrian77 (22%)
  • Cyclist72 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (18%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (24%)
  • 36 to 4558 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (68%)
  • Pedestrian77 (22%)
  • Passenger36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (13%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 111th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2022

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2022, with 51 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2022

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2022: 61, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296171014
2ndA4283607
3rdA4155182103
4thA33171812
5thA327161703
6thA40745601
7thB30315500
8thM45600
9thB33454400
10thB4812200
11thA3211100
12thB32701100
13thB41101

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2022

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 265.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2022

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2022: 129.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years