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Slough road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2009, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (459), and casualties fell from 602.

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

Collisions in 2009
421
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
572
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2009

None of the collisions in Slough in 2009 were fatal and 7.8% were serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious337.8%
  • Slight38892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious356.1%
  • Slight53794%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 421, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (10%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.7%)
  • February22 (5.2%)
  • March38 (9%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June34 (8.1%)
  • July39 (9.3%)
  • August36 (8.6%)
  • September31 (7.4%)
  • October32 (7.6%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (73%)
  • Wet or damp101 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph267 (63%)
  • 40 mph76 (18%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph66 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (29%)
  • Roundabout38 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (68%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 4596 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (64%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (79%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 138th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2009

Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2009, with 66 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2009

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2009: 94, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49412608
2ndM45910102
3rdA355243104
4thA412152202
5thB416131400
6thA332111600
7thB4705600
8thA3222300
9thM252200
10thA3351100
11thB30271100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2009

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 318.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2009

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2009: 243.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years