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Slough road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2012, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (433), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 2012
414
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
580
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Slough in 2012 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious399.4%
  • Slight37390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious396.7%
  • Slight53993%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 414, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.4%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May30 (7.2%)
  • June33 (8%)
  • July34 (8.2%)
  • August40 (9.7%)
  • September39 (9.4%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November35 (8.5%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (79%)
  • Wet or damp85 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph280 (68%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph67 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (29%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (65%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (24%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (61%)
  • Passenger146 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Slough ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 116th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2012

Chalvey, Slough, SL1 2NR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2012, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2012

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2012: 104, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4104151111
2ndM46311105
3rdA355374901
4thA412101202
5thA33271000
6thB41661600
7thB4703400
8thB30272200

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2012

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 325.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2012

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2012: 234.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years