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Slough road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1996
489
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
618
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Slough in 1996 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious418.4%
  • Slight44491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious457.3%
  • Slight56992%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 489, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February38 (7.8%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April28 (5.7%)
  • May42 (8.6%)
  • June37 (7.6%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August31 (6.3%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November42 (8.6%)
  • December47 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (66%)
  • Wet or damp148 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph350 (72%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph72 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (26%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (67%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)
  • Cyclist63 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (13%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35152 (25%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (62%)
  • Passenger152 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Slough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Slough ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1996.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1996

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1996: 107, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA410713507
2ndM4618614
3rdA355414710
4thB470142102
5thA332122001
6thA41291201
7thB41691300
8thB30275700

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1996

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 378.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1996

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1996: 270.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years