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Slough road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1979, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,313 collisions in Slough.

Collisions in 1979
499
Casualties in 1979
666
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1979

2.4% of collisions in Slough in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious15631%
  • Slight33166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious18327%
  • Slight47171%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 499.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025229276
2024209235
2023237279
2022235290
2021219260
2020200249
2019275331
2018285366
2017353473
2016416549
2015465627
2014433615
2013398578
2012414580
2011433596
2010452619
2009421572
2008459602
2007457602
2006451627
2005476594
2004441552
2003503668
2002537671
2001529702
2000513654
1999488651
1998520652
1997504673
1996489618
1995489629
1994452564
1993422531
1992411518
1991437544
1990449607
1989501632
1988514655
1987542666
1986525650
1985494609
1984567709
1983558685
1982488611
1981479586
1980445557
1979499666

When and where crashes happen in Slough in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (18%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February26 (5.2%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May43 (8.6%)
  • June39 (7.8%)
  • July46 (9.2%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October37 (7.4%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December44 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (64%)
  • Wet or damp160 (32%)
  • Snow12 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph391 (78%)
  • 40 mph54 (11%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (20%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (21%)
  • Pedestrian122 (18%)
  • Cyclist67 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (22%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (12%)
  • 36 to 4551 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (56%)
  • Passenger174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (67%)
  • Motorcycle145 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Slough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Slough ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1979.

Collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1979

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1979: 100, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4100144429
2ndA3554254215
3rdM42948011
4thB416182304
5thB470162213
6thA332141908
7thA412131803
8thB30275802
9thB3762202
10thB33781100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1979

Slough had 427 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1979

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1979: 260.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years