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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2016 (352), and casualties fell from 436.

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

Collisions in 2017
267
Down 24% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
346
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5115%
  • Slight28984%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 267, down 24% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 267
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.7%)
  • February18 (6.7%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May24 (9%)
  • June24 (9%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December18 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (68%)
  • Wet or damp76 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph118 (44%)
  • 40 mph53 (20%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (11%)
  • 70 mph44 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (18%)
  • Roundabout35 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (60%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (74%)
  • Passenger60 (17%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2017.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017

St Mary's, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 1LD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 2017

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017: 35, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308354624
2ndM4254104
3rdA329151903
4thA4151702
5thA332101302
6thA404101102
7thB302281421
8thA3307801
9thB30247902
10thB3837902
11thA404(M)6800
12thA305800
13thB37651000
14thB4705600
15thA41304502
16thA40943500
17thA308(M)2400
18thA3552301
19thB31732201
20thA3221100

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2017

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017: 74.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2017

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017: 121.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years