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Slough road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1981, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (445), and casualties rose from 557.

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

Collisions in 1981
479
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
586
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Slough in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11023%
  • Slight36276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12521%
  • Slight45477%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 479, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.1%)
  • February36 (7.5%)
  • March41 (8.6%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May46 (9.6%)
  • June39 (8.1%)
  • July44 (9.2%)
  • August33 (6.9%)
  • September45 (9.4%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December35 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (66%)
  • Wet or damp148 (31%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph379 (79%)
  • 40 mph53 (11%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (22%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian108 (18%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20137 (23%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger125 (21%)
  • Pedestrian108 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (66%)
  • Motorcycle149 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1981.

Collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1981

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1981: 118, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4118147225
2ndA3554349113
3rdM4203714
4thA332151803
5thA412121803
6thB470121202
7thB4167702
8thB30274401
9thB3763300

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1981

Slough had 420 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1981

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1981: 279.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years