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Reading road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2023, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2022 (310), and casualties fell from 351.

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

Collisions in 2023
260
Down 16% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
286
Down 19% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2023

None of the collisions in Reading in 2023 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight25288%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 260, down 16% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 260
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (17%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.7%)
  • February24 (9.2%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July22 (8.5%)
  • August13 (5%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November19 (7.3%)
  • December14 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (79%)
  • Wet or damp53 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph239 (92%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (31%)
  • Cyclist75 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (10%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3566 (23%)
  • 36 to 4556 (20%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (74%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)
  • Passenger28 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (17%)
  • Motorcycle63 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 139th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2023

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2023, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2023

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2023: 74, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3297477010
2ndA4343905
3rdA327151801
4thB3031101001
5thA3391101
6thA41555600
7thB33454400
8thA40742200
9thM42200
10thB4811101

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2023

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 236.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2023

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2023: 119.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years