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Slough road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2015, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (433), and casualties rose from 615.

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

Collisions in 2015
465
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
627
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Slough in 2015 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious459.7%
  • Slight41790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious457.2%
  • Slight57992%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 465, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.8%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April25 (5.4%)
  • May39 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.1%)
  • July39 (8.4%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September55 (12%)
  • October40 (8.6%)
  • November39 (8.4%)
  • December44 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (76%)
  • Wet or damp105 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph323 (69%)
  • 40 mph59 (13%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph68 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (25%)
  • Roundabout42 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (61%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (27%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5594 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 87th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2015

Chalvey, Slough, SL1 2NR area and Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Slough in 2015, with 51 collisions each.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2015

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2015: 105, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4105138214
2ndM47013206
3rdA355385305
4thA412161902
5thB416101200
6thA3325601
7thB30275600
8thB4704400
9thM252200
10thA3221101
11thA3291100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2015

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 366.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2015

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2015: 224.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years