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Slough road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1983, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1982 (488), and casualties rose from 611.

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

Collisions in 1983
558
Up 14% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
685
Up 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Slough in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious11921%
  • Slight43077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious12719%
  • Slight54980%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 558, up 14% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (17%)
  • Friday105 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February40 (7.2%)
  • March34 (6.1%)
  • April51 (9.1%)
  • May49 (8.8%)
  • June40 (7.2%)
  • July36 (6.5%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September50 (9%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November43 (7.7%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (68%)
  • Wet or damp165 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph430 (77%)
  • 40 mph73 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (23%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (21%)
  • Pedestrian134 (20%)
  • Cyclist103 (15%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20192 (28%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (61%)
  • Pedestrian134 (20%)
  • Passenger132 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (67%)
  • Motorcycle152 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 150th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1983

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1983: 157, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4157193134
2ndA355506018
3rdM4254308
4thB470182403
5thA412172001
6thA332121610
7thB3766701
8thB4166913
9thB30271100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1983

Slough had 486 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1983

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1983: 303.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years