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Slough road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2017, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (416), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2017
353
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
473
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2017

None of the collisions in Slough in 2017 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight31589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious388%
  • Slight43592%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 353, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.2%)
  • February39 (11%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April32 (9.1%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June30 (8.5%)
  • July34 (9.6%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October24 (6.8%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (78%)
  • Wet or damp70 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph258 (73%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (26%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (57%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (26%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (66%)
  • Passenger94 (20%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (9%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 121st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2017

Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2017, with 49 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2017

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2017: 80, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA480114012
2ndM4366301
3rdA355283705
4thA412111402
5thB4166802
6thB4706701
7thA3324500
8thB30272200
9thA4421100
10thB3761100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2017

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 288.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2017

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2017: 204.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years