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RG1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,035 road traffic collisions in the RG1 postcode district, Reading, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 1,339 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 112 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (103).

Collisions since 1979
9,035
82nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,858
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
70 people killed
Serious collisions
1,339
1,408 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
112
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
121
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal680.8%
  • Serious1,33915%
  • Slight7,62884%

What the data shows

  • RG1 had 1,117 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 1,643 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in RG1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 982 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG1, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in RG1.

Where RG1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
82nd
Most casualties
103rd
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
141st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,289 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,331 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,300 (14%)
  • Thursday1,420 (16%)
  • Friday1,587 (18%)
  • Saturday1,307 (14%)
  • Sunday801 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,242 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,680 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,371 (59%)
  • One way street or slip road1,553 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway1,310 (14%)
  • Roundabout794 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph114 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph8,058 (89%)
  • 40 mph844 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,443 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,072 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other219 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded105 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,361 (40%)
  • Pedestrian2,725 (25%)
  • Cyclist1,547 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,509 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant373 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant147 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant104 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG1 peaked at 293 in 1984; 2025 had 112.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 112
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025112121
2024103116
2023119133
2022129147
202195107
20207890
2019105117
2018121138
2017141167
2016114149
2015146173
2014151179
2013156186
2012146182
2011162200
2010158198
2009160197
2008187224
2007168197
2006209242
2005191224
2004210241
2003221246
2002238281
2001233306
2000260318
1999234281
1998229287
1997238290
1996204247
1995200238
1994202255
1993232294
1992232279
1991204261
1990248306
1989254297
1988261319
1987252297
1986258308
1985273328
1984293346
1983232267
1982224263
1981220277
1980213254
1979219285

Map of recent crashes in RG1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG1

The 24 most recent collisions in RG1 happened between 21 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG1

The A329 has the most collisions in RG1, 2,682 of 9,035 (30%), followed by the A4 (1,613).

Collisions in RG1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3292,6823,26625388
2ndA41,6132,01613261
3rdA41558341,0299109
4thA33273319141
5thB3345209265148
6thA327168192025
7thB30316583012
8thB40076576010
9thB4795262013
10thA3290111301

Council areas covering RG1

Collisions in RG1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Reading has 8,985 of 9,035 (99%).

Collisions in RG1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stReading8,98510,793681,333
2ndWokingham465905
3rdSlough3501

Town in RG1

Of the 9,035 collisions in RG1, 8,955 (99%) were in Reading.