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Caversham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,920 road traffic collisions in Caversham, Reading, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 315 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,920
475th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,365
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
315
344 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Caversham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.2%
  • Serious31516%
  • Slight1,58282%

What the data shows

  • Caversham had 224 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 331 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Caversham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 322 children under 16 were killed or injured in Caversham, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Caversham.

Where Caversham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
475th
Most casualties
483rd
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
483rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday279 (15%)
  • Tuesday279 (15%)
  • Wednesday274 (14%)
  • Thursday294 (15%)
  • Friday320 (17%)
  • Saturday267 (14%)
  • Sunday207 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,355 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit515 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,793 (93%)
  • Roundabout71 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,817 (95%)
  • 40 mph63 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,570 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other54 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,115 (47%)
  • Pedestrian466 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (16%)
  • Cyclist328 (14%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Caversham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caversham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Caversham peaked at 78 in 1986; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251825
20241921
20231922
20222526
20211820
20202429
20192529
20182324
20171719
20163648
20153035
20143439
20132833
20122327
20114051
20102531
20093143
20083438
20074555
20064149
20053646
20043948
20034756
20024558
20014558
20003741
19995366
19984553
19975475
19964054
19955365
19944251
19934051
19924456
19914257
19904958
19894549
19885868
19875061
19867899
19856074
19845666
19837293
19825058
19815671
19806181
19796888

Map of recent crashes in Caversham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Caversham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Caversham

The 24 most recent collisions in Caversham happened between 1 October 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Caversham

The A4155 has the most collisions in Caversham, 473 of 1,920 (25%), followed by the B481 (234).

Collisions in Caversham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4155473567769
2ndB481234306344
3rdB3345197239028
4thA4074181236334
5thA3294400

Council areas covering Caversham

Collisions in Caversham were recorded in 2 council areas. Reading has 1,911 of 1,920 (99.5%).

Collisions in Caversham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stReading1,9112,35123313
2ndSouth Oxfordshire81002

Postcode district for Caversham

All 1,920 collisions in Caversham were in the RG4 postcode district.