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Slough road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1989, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (514), and casualties fell from 655.

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

Collisions in 1989
501
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
632
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Slough in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10521%
  • Slight39078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious12219%
  • Slight50480%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 501, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.4%)
  • February48 (9.6%)
  • March45 (9%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May32 (6.4%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July32 (6.4%)
  • August36 (7.2%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December44 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (73%)
  • Wet or damp134 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (75%)
  • 40 mph58 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (25%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.8%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (54%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)
  • Cyclist71 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20118 (19%)
  • 21 to 25112 (18%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (59%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car696 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1989.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1989

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1989: 152, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4152200230
2ndA355374618
3rdM4243603
4thA412162405
5thB470161902
6thA332142303
7thB4166701
8thB30274500
9thB33781100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1989

Slough had 436 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1989

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1989: 320.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years