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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2017 (267), and casualties fell from 346.

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

Collisions in 2018
215
Down 19% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
286
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight23783%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 215, down 19% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 215
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (13%)
  • February10 (4.7%)
  • March11 (5.1%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May20 (9.3%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September17 (7.9%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November18 (8.4%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (77%)
  • Wet or damp42 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph125 (58%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (7%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (19%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (57%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)
  • Cyclist39 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (69%)
  • Passenger44 (15%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2018.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018

St Mary's, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 1LD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 2018

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308253303
2ndM4212913
3rdA4121404
4thA33281311
5thB37681001
6thB30247701
7thB30226902
8thA3295610
9thA4045701
10thB4705501
11thA40944800
12thB44474703
13thA308(M)3300
14thA3223502
15thA404(M)3301
16thB30213400
17thA3302201
18thA41302301
19thB30202500
20thB3832200

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2018

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018: 56.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2018

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018: 100.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2018.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years