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Reading road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Reading in 2025, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (251), and casualties rose from 277.

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

Collisions in 2025
250
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
281
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Reading in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Reading in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Reading from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight20482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight23383%

Reading road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reading, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 704 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 250, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 250
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday56 (22%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.2%)
  • February21 (8.4%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May20 (8%)
  • June18 (7.2%)
  • July15 (6%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September20 (8%)
  • October21 (8.4%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.6%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (77%)
  • Wet or damp53 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph215 (86%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (71%)
  • Roundabout28 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reading in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (30%)
  • Cyclist64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (68%)
  • Pedestrian61 (22%)
  • Passenger29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (16%)
  • Motorcycle60 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reading in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reading had the 146th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reading in 2025

Abbey, Reading, RG1 2JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reading in 2025, with 50 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Reading with the most crashes in 2025

The A329 had the most collisions in Reading in 2025: 60, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reading, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3296067115
2ndA4303115
3rdA327131400
4thA3391112
5thA415591002
6thM45901
7thB30314501
8thB4814700
9thA40741300
10thB32701100
11thB34301100

Towns in Reading: crashes in 2025

Reading itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 224.

Postcode districts in Reading: crashes in 2025

RG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reading in 2025: 112.

Latest crashes in Reading in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Reading in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Reading road accidents in other years