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Slough road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1982, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (479), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 1982
488
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
611
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1982

1.6% of collisions in Slough in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12120%
  • Slight48279%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 488, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (20%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February37 (7.6%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April45 (9.2%)
  • May31 (6.4%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July33 (6.8%)
  • August44 (9%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December60 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (36%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (65%)
  • Wet or damp160 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph372 (76%)
  • 40 mph78 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (20%)
  • Roundabout49 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)
  • Cyclist64 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1046 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20176 (29%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (60%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (67%)
  • Motorcycle138 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1982.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1982

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1982: 141, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4141175125
2ndA355455917
3rdA332131504
4thA412122101
5thB470121801
6thB37681111
7thB4167702
8thM47800
9thB30273501

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1982

Slough had 432 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1982

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1982: 272.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years