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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (534), and casualties rose from 704.

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

Collisions in 1998
557
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
727
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious437.7%
  • Slight50691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious547.4%
  • Slight66591%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 557, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (18%)
  • Wednesday92 (17%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.5%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March35 (6.3%)
  • April39 (7%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June61 (11%)
  • July48 (8.6%)
  • August49 (8.8%)
  • September35 (6.3%)
  • October42 (7.5%)
  • November49 (8.8%)
  • December47 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (62%)
  • Wet or damp186 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (46%)
  • 40 mph77 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph118 (21%)
  • 70 mph96 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (18%)
  • Roundabout64 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (69%)
  • Pedestrian74 (10%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2096 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (23%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded51 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (71%)
  • Passenger136 (19%)
  • Pedestrian74 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 151st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 1998

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998: 65, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308658323
2ndM4609305
3rdA4435002
4thA332232914
5thA330223003
6thB3024192402
7thA329182001
8thA404151900
9thA30142402
10thB4447142212
11thB376121301
12thB470111801
13thA404(M)91703
14thA413071011
15thB30287701
16thA308(M)6800
17thB30226700
18thB30266710
19thA40944601
20thB3834502

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1998

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998: 140.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 1998

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998: 290.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years