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Slough road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1980, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (499), and casualties fell from 666.

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

Collisions in 1980
445
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
557
Down 16% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1980

2% of collisions in Slough in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious11225%
  • Slight32473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious13124%
  • Slight41775%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 445, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February32 (7.2%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September24 (5.4%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December33 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (63%)
  • Wet or damp150 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (79%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (4%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (20%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian113 (20%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1057 (10%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (27%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (57%)
  • Passenger128 (23%)
  • Pedestrian113 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (68%)
  • Motorcycle145 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1980.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1980

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1980: 99, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA499135021
2ndA355374016
3rdM4213724
4thA332101101
5thA412101902
6thB416101604
7thB470101002
8thB30274401
9thB33782201
10thB3761300

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1980

Slough had 383 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1980

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1980: 265.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years