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Slough road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2020, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (275), and casualties fell from 331.

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

Collisions in 2020
200
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
249
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2020

None of the collisions in Slough in 2020 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21687%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 200, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 200
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February23 (12%)
  • March16 (8%)
  • April10 (5%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June17 (8.5%)
  • July10 (5%)
  • August18 (9%)
  • September19 (9.5%)
  • October13 (6.5%)
  • November15 (7.5%)
  • December19 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (76%)
  • Wet or damp44 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4%)
  • 30 mph159 (80%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (56%)
  • Cyclist36 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (24%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 752 (0.8%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had the 163rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2020

Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2020, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2020

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2020: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4486007
2ndA355101304
3rdA4127701
4thM471102
5thB41651000
6thA3323403
7thA3222302
8thB30271100
9thB3761100
10thB4701100
11thM251100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2020

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 176.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2020

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2020: 112.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years