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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (624), and casualties rose from 830.

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

Collisions in 1982
679
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
887
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982

3.1% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious17325%
  • Slight48571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.5%
  • Serious21724%
  • Slight64873%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 679, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (12%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday139 (20%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.7%)
  • February46 (6.8%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April53 (7.8%)
  • May53 (7.8%)
  • June53 (7.8%)
  • July65 (9.6%)
  • August62 (9.1%)
  • September60 (8.8%)
  • October62 (9.1%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December48 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds535 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (65%)
  • Wet or damp219 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (53%)
  • 40 mph80 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph162 (24%)
  • 70 mph76 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (14%)
  • Roundabout41 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (25%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20269 (30%)
  • 21 to 25132 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (14%)
  • 36 to 4590 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (64%)
  • Passenger204 (23%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (65%)
  • Motorcycle221 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 121st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1982

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982: 96, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30896120227
2ndA45062211
3rdM44468212
4thB3024364329
5thA3323244111
6thA330294525
7thB4447233518
8thB376202515
9thB3022193414
10thA423141713
11thA329131603
12thB3026131604
13thA404111402
14thB470111513
15thB3023101403
16thB302181002
17thB302881010
18thA3061000
19thA409461002
20thA3555700

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1982

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982: 212.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1982

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982: 327.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years