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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (511), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1997
534
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
704
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
6.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997 were fatal and 6.4% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious346.4%
  • Slight49192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious365.1%
  • Slight65793%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 534, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (17%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (11%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.8%)
  • February26 (4.9%)
  • March42 (7.9%)
  • April48 (9%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August37 (6.9%)
  • September49 (9.2%)
  • October40 (7.5%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December33 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (66%)
  • Wet or damp161 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph273 (51%)
  • 40 mph69 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (19%)
  • 70 mph89 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (17%)
  • Roundabout83 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (13%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35183 (26%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (69%)
  • Passenger158 (22%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car818 (78%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Windsor and Maidenhead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 162nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1997

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997: 83, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3088310411
2ndM4508514
3rdA4495602
4thB3024202503
5thA329182211
6thA332182310
7thB376182000
8thA404171912
9thA330152512
10thB4447151913
11thA4094121800
12thA308(M)111900
13thB470111111
14thA30101500
15thA404(M)101300
16thA413081202
17thB30227800
18thB30215802
19thB31754400
20thB30263400

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1997

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997: 141.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1997

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997: 272.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1997, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years