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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1980 (589), and casualties rose from 762.

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

Collisions in 1981
624
Up 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
830
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
22
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981

3.5% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious20333%
  • Slight39964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.9%
  • Serious24429%
  • Slight56268%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 624, up 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday118 (19%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.7%)
  • February31 (5%)
  • March69 (11%)
  • April47 (7.5%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June44 (7.1%)
  • July52 (8.3%)
  • August42 (6.7%)
  • September52 (8.3%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November53 (8.5%)
  • December54 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (62%)
  • Wet or damp214 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (52%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph168 (27%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (13%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (21%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)
  • Cyclist75 (9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20239 (29%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (64%)
  • Passenger217 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (69%)
  • Motorcycle179 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 135th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1981

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981: 70, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3087088423
2ndA45877016
3rdM45079610
4thB30223242012
5thA3303061314
6thB3024303706
7thB3762638010
8thB4447202205
9thA332182714
10thA329162107
11thA423122015
12thB470121803
13thB302391203
14thA40481103
15thA409481003
16thB302671003
17thB30287701
18thB30205502
19thB3835603
20thA304411

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1981

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981: 184.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1981

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981: 317.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years