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Slough road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2016, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (465), and casualties fell from 627.

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

Collisions in 2016
416
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
549
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2016

1% of collisions in Slough in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight36888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious478.6%
  • Slight49891%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 416, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February39 (9.4%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June40 (9.6%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August28 (6.7%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October37 (8.9%)
  • November40 (9.6%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (79%)
  • Wet or damp86 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph287 (69%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph61 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (23%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (55%)
  • Cyclist76 (14%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (12%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 35120 (22%)
  • 36 to 4595 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (65%)
  • Passenger127 (23%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 103rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2016

Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2016, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2016

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2016: 72, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47294210
2ndM4579826
3rdA355243101
4thA412101301
5thB470101201
6thB41671101
7thA3326602
8thB30275500
9thA3222200
10thA2161800
11thA3291200
12thA3351101
13thB3761100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2016

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 327.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2016

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2016: 219.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2016, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years