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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983, and 820 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (679), and casualties fell from 887.

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

Collisions in 1983
630
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
820
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983

2.9% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious15725%
  • Slight45572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious19123%
  • Slight60874%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 630, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.8%)
  • February29 (4.6%)
  • March41 (6.5%)
  • April45 (7.1%)
  • May52 (8.3%)
  • June72 (11%)
  • July55 (8.7%)
  • August51 (8.1%)
  • September61 (9.7%)
  • October57 (9%)
  • November65 (10%)
  • December59 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (68%)
  • Wet or damp188 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (52%)
  • 40 mph67 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph164 (26%)
  • 70 mph64 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (19%)
  • Cyclist101 (12%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20204 (25%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35116 (14%)
  • 36 to 4584 (10%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (65%)
  • Passenger201 (25%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car768 (68%)
  • Motorcycle160 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • 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 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 126th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1983

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983: 86, including 7 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30886109722
2ndA46793211
3rdB30244557010
4thM44266313
5thB3022283514
6thA330222403
7thA332222415
8thB4447212507
9thA329203005
10thB376182305
11thA423163024
12thB470111304
13thB30239900
14thA40481102
15thB302681204
16thA308(M)7701
17thB302871002
18thB3835702
19thA40944803
20thB30204501

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1983

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983: 191.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1983

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983: 331.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years