Slight
Ford crash on the M4 in Reading, 14 Nov 2025, 16:05
- Ford, Vauxhall Combo and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025430582639
Whitley, Reading, RG2 8FT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 468 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Whitley ward, Reading, from 2001 to 2025, with 626 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.
In 2025 there were 9 collisions here, down from 12 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 468
- 1,359th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 626
- 1.34 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 9
- Down 25% on 2024
Crash severity at the RG2 8FT hotspot
59 of the 468 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.6%
- Serious5612%
- Slight40987%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 67
- Slightly injured
- 556
- All casualties
- 626
Accidents by year at the RG2 8FT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 28 in 2001, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the RG2 8FT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 9
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 25 |
| 2021 | 15 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2017 | 15 | 22 |
| 2016 | 21 | 30 |
| 2015 | 15 | 18 |
| 2014 | 26 | 31 |
| 2013 | 22 | 28 |
| 2012 | 22 | 34 |
| 2011 | 23 | 33 |
| 2010 | 19 | 27 |
| 2009 | 23 | 33 |
| 2008 | 14 | 16 |
| 2007 | 21 | 25 |
| 2006 | 20 | 27 |
| 2005 | 20 | 21 |
| 2004 | 22 | 37 |
| 2003 | 25 | 42 |
| 2002 | 27 | 32 |
| 2001 | 28 | 41 |
Map of crashes at the RG2 8FT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near RG2 8FT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Whitley, Reading, RG2 8FT area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the RG2 8FT hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the RG2 8FT hotspot
200 of the 468 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Reading.
Accident hotspots near RG2 8FT
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Whitley, Reading, RG2 0SU area, 1.1 km away, with 255 collisions.
- Whitley, Reading, RG2 0SU area1.1 km away, 313 casualties255 collisions
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield, Wokingham, RG7 1WL area1.2 km away, 169 casualties131 collisions
- Shinfield, Wokingham, RG2 9FW area1.3 km away, 321 casualties240 collisions
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield, Wokingham, RG7 1NH area1.3 km away, 105 casualties69 collisions
- Shinfield, Wokingham, RG2 9DX area2 km away, 84 casualties67 collisions
- Church, Reading, RG2 7EL area2 km away, 332 casualties273 collisions
- Whitley, Reading, RG2 0NT area2.1 km away, 495 casualties393 collisions
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield, Wokingham, RG7 1PR area2.8 km away, 130 casualties86 collisions
All 468 crashes at the RG2 8FT hotspot
Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 14 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Toyota Auris crash on the A33 in Reading, 19 Oct 2025, 15:15
- Toyota Auris and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430534377
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M4 in Reading, 4 Sep 2025, 16:55
- Ford Fiesta and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430453873
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the M4 in Reading, 2 Sep 2025, 05:50
- Renault Megane and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430458945
- Slight
BMW S 1000 crash on the A33 in Wokingham, 7 Aug 2025, 07:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430401633
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 10 May 2025, 19:54
- Kia Sportage and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430229466
- Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M4 in Reading, 8 Apr 2025, 17:45
- Mercedes Sprinter, Volkswagen Golf and DAF Trucks
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025430171981
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the B3270 in Reading, 25 Mar 2025, 22:38
- Renault Megane and Lexmoto ZSB
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025430146197
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the M4 in Reading, 18 Feb 2025, 10:50
- Hyundai i30 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025430083105
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A33 in Reading, 28 Dec 2024, 21:51
- BMW 1 Series and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024430626480
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the A33 in Reading, 30 Oct 2024, 19:30
- Ford Fusion and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430525516
- Slight
Scania crash on the A33 in Reading, 24 Oct 2024, 08:48
- Scania and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430513112
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B3270 in Wokingham, 17 Oct 2024, 20:10
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430502028
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 5 Sep 2024, 04:00
- 2 Volvo XC90s
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430426577
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the B3031 in Reading, 10 Aug 2024, 16:20
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430383226
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the B3031 in Reading, 18 Jul 2024, 17:40
- Peugeot 208 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430341913
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the A33 in Reading, 11 Jul 2024, 11:45
- Volkswagen T-Roc and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430331780
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M4 in Reading, 5 Jun 2024, 10:45
- Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024430262806
- Slight
KTM 125 Duke crash on the A33 in Reading, 16 Apr 2024, 17:16
- KTM 125 Duke, Toyota Yaris and a van
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430174504
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 19 Mar 2024, 11:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430127573
- Serious
Mobility scooter crash on the B3031 in Reading, 28 Feb 2024, 13:00
- A mobility scooter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024430098847
- Slight
Tesla Model Y crash on the B3031 in Reading, 19 Dec 2023, 08:05
- Tesla Model Y and Mazda CX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430566738
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the B3031 in Reading, 20 Nov 2023, 20:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430523033
- Serious
Car crash on the A33 in Reading, 17 Sep 2023, 18:43
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430417810
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A33 in Reading, 14 May 2023, 18:13
- Citroen C4 and Ford C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023430210776
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the M4 in Reading, 6 May 2023, 12:32
- Nissan X-Trail and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430197472
- Slight
Fiat Doblo crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 26 Apr 2023, 12:30
- Fiat Doblo and Piaggio Vespa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430181298
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the M4 in Wokingham, 28 Feb 2023, 08:00
- BMW 1 Series and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430091310
- Slight
BMW M5 crash on the M4 in Reading, 5 Feb 2023, 16:15
- BMW M5 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430054861
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A33 in Reading, 24 Jan 2023, 09:25
- Peugeot 208 and Land Rover Range Rover Velar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430035150
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on the M4 in Wokingham, 11 Jan 2023, 19:05
- Volvo XC90 and Tesla Model Y
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023430016034
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A33 in Reading, 5 Jan 2023, 14:45
- Mercedes Sprinter, Suzuki Swift, Audi A3 and Vauxhall Antara
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023430006321
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the M4 in Reading, 24 Dec 2022, 09:00
- Audi A4 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022430575581
- Serious
Iveco Daily crash on the B3270 in Wokingham, 17 Dec 2022, 11:33
- Iveco Daily, Mini Countryman and a car
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022430565594
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 6 Dec 2022, 20:10
- A car and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430549541
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A33 in Reading, 28 Nov 2022, 17:55
- Volkswagen UP and Toyota Proace
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430536988
- Slight
Scania crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 21 Nov 2022, 22:13
- Scania and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430525560
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the M4 in Reading, 2 Nov 2022, 08:33
- Honda Civic, BMW M2 and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430493320
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B3270 in Reading, 29 Oct 2022, 13:27
- BMW 1 Series and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430486810
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A33 in Reading, 22 Oct 2022, 18:26
- Vauxhall Astra and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430476606
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on the M4 in Reading, 11 Oct 2022, 15:07
- Renault Trucks and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430457079
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 4 Jul 2022, 17:45
- Volkswagen Touran and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430293907
- Serious
Honda FR-V crash on the A33 in Reading, 21 Jun 2022, 13:52
- Honda FR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430271954
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the B3270 in Wokingham, 20 May 2022, 14:33
- Skoda Fabia and Volvo XC60
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022430219420
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on the M4 in Reading, 17 May 2022, 08:45
- Mazda 3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430213296
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Reading, 29 Apr 2022, 11:50
- Audi A3 and Seat Tarraco
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430184006
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A33 in Reading, 26 Mar 2022, 22:36
- Mini Cooper and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022430132184
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A33 in Reading, 14 Feb 2022, 14:52
- Vauxhall Corsa and Audi A5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022430068801