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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 672 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (693), and casualties fell from 914.

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

Collisions in 1985
672
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
839
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight53680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious13516%
  • Slight69383%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 672, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.8%)
  • February40 (6%)
  • March50 (7.4%)
  • April40 (6%)
  • May65 (9.7%)
  • June55 (8.2%)
  • July68 (10%)
  • August65 (9.7%)
  • September53 (7.9%)
  • October70 (10%)
  • November61 (9.1%)
  • December66 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (65%)
  • Wet or damp213 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (56%)
  • 40 mph80 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (20%)
  • 70 mph82 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (15%)
  • Roundabout67 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (19%)
  • Cyclist109 (13%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20227 (27%)
  • 21 to 25129 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (13%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (67%)
  • Passenger189 (23%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (70%)
  • Motorcycle162 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 124th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1985

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985: 110, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308110143016
2ndA4566429
3rdM4486419
4thB3024283208
5thA329273006
6thA332273911
7thB3022222303
8thA423183115
9thB4447182004
10thA330171805
11thB470161704
12thB376121804
13thA4094101710
14thA308(M)91000
15thA40491021
16thB302891003
17thA423(M)71301
18thB30217703
19thB30237900
20thB302661103

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1985

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985: 211.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1985

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985: 348.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years