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RG31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,083 road traffic collisions in the RG31 postcode district, West Berkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 368 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 30% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
2,083
1,718th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,681
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
28 people killed
Serious collisions
368
412 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RG31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.2%
  • Serious36818%
  • Slight1,69181%

What the data shows

  • RG31 had 200 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 316 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in RG31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 398 children under 16 were killed or injured in RG31, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in RG31.

Where RG31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,718th
Most casualties
1,774th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
1,849th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday295 (14%)
  • Tuesday309 (15%)
  • Wednesday293 (14%)
  • Thursday307 (15%)
  • Friday361 (17%)
  • Saturday297 (14%)
  • Sunday221 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,459 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit548 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,441 (69%)
  • Roundabout322 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway294 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,281 (61%)
  • 40 mph294 (14%)
  • 50 mph47 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph233 (11%)
  • 70 mph225 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,662 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other73 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,555 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist377 (14%)
  • Pedestrian336 (13%)
  • Cyclist269 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RG31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RG31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RG31 peaked at 80 in 1983; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251421
20242023
20232331
20222123
20212124
20201217
20191827
20181923
20173039
20162227
20152531
20141819
20132837
20122329
20115065
20103340
20093339
20082729
20074153
20063849
20054360
20043846
20034658
20025772
20014870
20005463
19995880
19985362
19976582
199672102
19956085
19945387
19936291
19925773
19915160
19906165
19896581
19886282
19875573
198673100
19856685
19847491
19838097
19825978
19814657
19805569
19795466

Map of recent crashes in RG31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RG31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RG31

The 24 most recent collisions in RG31 happened between 12 September 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RG31

The A4 has the most collisions in RG31, 495 of 2,083 (24%), followed by the M4 (203).

Collisions in RG31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495631694
2ndM4203305323
3rdA329113143120

Council areas covering RG31

Collisions in RG31 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Berkshire has 1,386 of 2,083 (67%).

Collisions in RG31 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Berkshire1,3861,82315247
2ndReading6978589121

Towns in RG31

Collisions in RG31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Reading (1,673) and Theale, West Berkshire (17).