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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980, and 762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (606), and casualties fell from 803.

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

Collisions in 1980
589
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
762
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980

2.5% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious16328%
  • Slight41170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious19626%
  • Slight55172%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 589, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (10%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.8%)
  • February45 (7.6%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June48 (8.1%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August48 (8.1%)
  • September46 (7.8%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November51 (8.7%)
  • December45 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (67%)
  • Wet or damp183 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph326 (55%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph149 (25%)
  • 70 mph60 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (24%)
  • Cyclist95 (12%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20246 (32%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (67%)
  • Passenger172 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (66%)
  • Motorcycle179 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Windsor and Maidenhead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 154th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1980

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980: 90, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30890104218
2ndA45165014
3rdM43650113
4thB30223548010
5thB3024313819
6thA329253216
7thA332203316
8thB376192507
9thA330183017
10thB4447182826
11thA423152416
12thA4094111604
13thB302191010
14thA40481612
15thB30266701
16thB4706700
17thB30285503
18thA308(M)4401
19thB30234401
20thA303411

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1980

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980: 179.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1980

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980: 291.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years