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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979, and 803 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,086 collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead.

Collisions in 1979
606
Casualties in 1979
803
Fatal collisions
19
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious18931%
  • Slight39866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious22828%
  • Slight55469%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 606.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025176213
2024149179
2023189215
2022195240
2021176203
2020140158
2019214252
2018215286
2017267346
2016352436
2015338440
2014353458
2013364494
2012385515
2011375492
2010345459
2009373526
2008438577
2007430590
2006472593
2005406534
2004459613
2003454609
2002495627
2001546733
2000583716
1999544691
1998557727
1997534704
1996511686
1995565752
1994535701
1993456605
1992519692
1991506691
1990543720
1989587799
1988559737
1987594781
1986694896
1985672839
1984693914
1983630820
1982679887
1981624830
1980589762
1979606803

When and where crashes happen in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (11%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday119 (20%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.6%)
  • February27 (4.5%)
  • March47 (7.8%)
  • April41 (6.8%)
  • May53 (8.7%)
  • June54 (8.9%)
  • July48 (7.9%)
  • August53 (8.7%)
  • September53 (8.7%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December55 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other46 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (62%)
  • Wet or damp195 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.8%)
  • Snow14 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph337 (56%)
  • 40 mph63 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph142 (23%)
  • 70 mph59 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)
  • Cyclist82 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8%)
  • 16 to 20240 (30%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (65%)
  • Passenger181 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (66%)
  • Motorcycle182 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Windsor and Maidenhead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 145th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1979

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979: 84, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30884118026
2ndA45974117
3rdB30243240110
4thB376293916
5thM4295126
6thB4447263225
7thA332243026
8thB30222428112
9thA330234218
10thB470161926
11thA423152526
12thA329131503
13thB3023121504
14thA404101005
15thA409471203
16thB302171404
17thB30265604
18thA304500
19thA308(M)3400
20thA3553610

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1979

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979: 162.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1979

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979: 293.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years