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Slough road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Slough in 2024, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (237), and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2024
209
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
235
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Slough in 2024

None of the collisions in Slough in 2024 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.1% and 13% in Slough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20186%

Slough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Slough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 209, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 209
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.7%)
  • February16 (7.7%)
  • March12 (5.7%)
  • April20 (9.6%)
  • May18 (8.6%)
  • June20 (9.6%)
  • July7 (3.3%)
  • August17 (8.1%)
  • September37 (18%)
  • October14 (6.7%)
  • November18 (8.6%)
  • December16 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (83%)
  • Wet or damp35 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph174 (83%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Slough in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (41%)
  • Pedestrian51 (22%)
  • Cyclist40 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (19%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (64%)
  • Pedestrian51 (22%)
  • Passenger33 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (11%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Slough in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Slough had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2024.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Slough in 2024

Slough Central, Slough, SL1 1DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Slough in 2024, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Slough with the most crashes in 2024

The A4 had the most collisions in Slough in 2024: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Slough, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4425107
2ndA355212304
3rdM4202701
4thA4127900
5thB4165500
6thA3324501
7thB4702200
8thA3221100
9thB30271100

Towns in Slough: crashes in 2024

Slough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 176.

Postcode districts in Slough: crashes in 2024

SL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Slough in 2024: 119.

Latest crashes in Slough in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Slough in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Slough road accidents in other years