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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (694), and casualties fell from 896.

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

Collisions in 1987
594
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
781
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987

3% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious9416%
  • Slight48281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.6%
  • Serious12316%
  • Slight63882%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 594, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday106 (18%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February45 (7.6%)
  • March39 (6.6%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May63 (11%)
  • June52 (8.8%)
  • July41 (6.9%)
  • August55 (9.3%)
  • September55 (9.3%)
  • October69 (12%)
  • November41 (6.9%)
  • December49 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (65%)
  • Wet or damp184 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (50%)
  • 40 mph90 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph130 (22%)
  • 70 mph71 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (17%)
  • Roundabout57 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (15%)
  • Cyclist85 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20204 (26%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (65%)
  • Passenger204 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (71%)
  • Motorcycle123 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 143rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1987

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987: 102, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308102136314
2ndM4496826
3rdA4425206
4thA423263615
5thB3024253103
6thB376232823
7thA332204005
8thB4447192203
9thA330182104
10thB3022182803
11thA329172116
12thB470141600
13thB3028111602
14thA404101110
15thA40945910
16thB30265901
17thB3835701
18thA423(M)4701
19thA308(M)3300
20thB30213310

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1987

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987: 160.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1987

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987: 300.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years