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Reading road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2024, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (260), and casualties fell from 286.

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

Collisions in 2024
251
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
277
Down 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2024

0.8% of collisions in Reading in 2024 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight22088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight24689%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 251, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 251
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8%)
  • February21 (8.4%)
  • March30 (12%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May23 (9.2%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July18 (7.2%)
  • August20 (8%)
  • September19 (7.6%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November19 (7.6%)
  • December21 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (74%)
  • Wet or damp63 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph226 (90%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (82%)
  • Roundabout26 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist80 (29%)
  • Car occupant78 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (69%)
  • Pedestrian63 (23%)
  • Passenger23 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (18%)
  • Motorcycle40 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 144th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2024

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2024, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2024

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2024: 60, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA329606407
2ndA4223303
3rdA327121204
4thA33101101
5thB3031101002
6thA41559901
7thB4812300
8thA40741100
9thB33451100
10thB33501100
11thM41200

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2024

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 224.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2024

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2024: 101.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years