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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (338), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2016
352
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
436
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight29985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight38187%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 352, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 352
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.1%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March26 (7.4%)
  • April22 (6.3%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November27 (7.7%)
  • December33 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (73%)
  • Wet or damp90 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph173 (49%)
  • 40 mph63 (18%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph38 (11%)
  • 70 mph58 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (20%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (56%)
  • Cyclist67 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3%)
  • 16 to 2048 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (19%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (75%)
  • Passenger71 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (10%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Windsor and Maidenhead ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had the 142nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016

St Mary's, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 1LD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 2016

The M4 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016: 40, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4405606
2ndA308344013
3rdA4242902
4thA3321926010
5thB3022131601
6thB3024131400
7thA404121412
8thB4447111301
9thA330101303
10thA32991001
11thB4709903
12thA3081002
13thB3768903
14thB38371201
15thA40946700
16thB30214900
17thA41303500
18thB30283301
19thM253601
20thA308(M)2200

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2016

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016: 94.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2016

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016: 168.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years