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Slough road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Slough in 1998, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (504), and casualties fell from 673.

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

Collisions in 1998
520
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
652
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Slough in 1998 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious407.7%
  • Slight47892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious416.3%
  • Slight60993%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 520, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.1%)
  • February44 (8.5%)
  • March49 (9.4%)
  • April65 (13%)
  • May41 (7.9%)
  • June37 (7.1%)
  • July40 (7.7%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September48 (9.2%)
  • October35 (6.7%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December34 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (70%)
  • Wet or damp146 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (68%)
  • 40 mph81 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (28%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (68%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6%)
  • 16 to 2079 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 35182 (28%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (64%)
  • Passenger147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car870 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 168th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 1998

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 1998: 103, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4103128011
2ndM4668702
3rdA355526904
4thA332192301
5thA412111303
6thB47081000
7thB4167900
8thB30271100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 1998

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 395.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 1998

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 1998: 293.

Latest crashes in Slough in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years