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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2007 (430), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2008
438
Up 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
577
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight50988%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 438, up 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday55 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.4%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April29 (6.6%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July41 (9.4%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September33 (7.5%)
  • October40 (9.1%)
  • November41 (9.4%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (71%)
  • Wet or damp110 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph189 (43%)
  • 40 mph89 (20%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (16%)
  • 70 mph75 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (19%)
  • Roundabout60 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (20%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (71%)
  • Passenger121 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Windsor and Maidenhead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 144th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008

St Mary's, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 1LD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 2008

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008: 57, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308578729
2ndM4476403
3rdA4293606
4thA332253514
5thA330233102
6thA404192701
7thB3022182602
8thB3024172202
9thB470111301
10thA329101202
11thB376101302
12thB444791501
13thA404(M)6700
14thB30265702
15thA308(M)4400
16thB3834611
17thA303301
18thA40943400
19thA41303401
20thB30213301

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2008

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008: 113.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2008

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008: 205.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years