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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (559), and casualties rose from 737.

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

Collisions in 1989
587
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
799
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious11419%
  • Slight46078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious12616%
  • Slight65982%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 587, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (11%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.9%)
  • February55 (9.4%)
  • March43 (7.3%)
  • April47 (8%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July36 (6.1%)
  • August41 (7%)
  • September46 (7.8%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November58 (9.9%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (63%)
  • Wet or damp212 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph291 (50%)
  • 40 mph63 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph131 (22%)
  • 70 mph100 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (23%)
  • Roundabout61 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (13%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6%)
  • 16 to 20184 (23%)
  • 21 to 25121 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (63%)
  • Passenger207 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (74%)
  • Motorcycle107 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Windsor and Maidenhead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 163rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1989

The M4 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989: 66, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM466103311
2ndA308648108
3rdA44652110
4thB3024375118
5thB3022345007
6thA329263812
7thA332233013
8thA330213205
9thB4447213006
10thB376182805
11thA423(M)151910
12thA423101311
13thB470101303
14thA4048901
15thB302671012
16thA308(M)6700
17thA40945510
18thB31755801
19thB3833500
20thB30212401

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1989

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989: 149.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1989

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989: 284.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years