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Slough road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2008, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (457), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2008
459
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
602
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Slough in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight40588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious518.5%
  • Slight54591%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 459, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February39 (8.5%)
  • March43 (9.4%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June33 (7.2%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August30 (6.5%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October63 (14%)
  • November35 (7.6%)
  • December32 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (76%)
  • Wet or damp104 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph286 (62%)
  • 40 mph88 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph78 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (28%)
  • Roundabout59 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (63%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (26%)
  • 36 to 45108 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (68%)
  • Passenger113 (19%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (79%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Slough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Slough ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 131st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2008

Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2008, with 69 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2008

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2008: 86, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48610608
2ndM47613139
3rdA355344203
4thB470161904
5thA332101111
6thA412101500
7thB4166800
8thB30273300
9thA3222200
10thA3351300
11thA401200
12thB3761100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2008

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 353.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2008

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2008: 265.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years