Official DfT STATS19 Data
Reading Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Reading from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,305 collisions, ranked #129 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,305
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
9
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
178
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,459
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 250 | 4 | 42 | 204 | 281 |
| 2024 | 251 | 2 | 29 | 220 | 277 |
| 2023 | 260 | 0 | 34 | 226 | 286 |
| 2022 | 310 | 3 | 43 | 264 | 351 |
| 2021 | 234 | 0 | 30 | 204 | 264 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Reading
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Reading on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Reading — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Reading?
Reading recorded 1,305 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 9 fatal and 178 serious collisions, with 1,459 total casualties. It ranks #129 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Reading accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.