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Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (195), and casualties fell from 240.

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

Collisions in 2023
189
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
215
Down 10% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023

None of the collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 1.8% and 16% in Windsor and Maidenhead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17180%

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 694 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 189, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 189
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (10%)
  • February9 (4.8%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April18 (9.5%)
  • May12 (6.3%)
  • June22 (12%)
  • July18 (9.5%)
  • August16 (8.5%)
  • September13 (6.9%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November18 (9.5%)
  • December11 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (72%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph99 (52%)
  • 40 mph38 (20%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (9%)
  • 70 mph22 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (51%)
  • Cyclist35 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (13%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (73%)
  • Passenger31 (14%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (10%)
  • Motorcycle35 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Windsor and Maidenhead had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2023.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023

Eton & Castle, Windsor and Maidenhead, SL4 1RY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Windsor and Maidenhead with the most crashes in 2023

The A308 had the most collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023: 31, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308313208
2ndM4141602
3rdA329101101
4thA332101102
5thB302291003
6thA47703
7thA4046803
8thB3766602
9thA3305700
10thA404(M)5501
11thB30245600
12thB31755501
13thB4704400
14thB30263400
15thA308(M)2200
16thM252300
17thA301100
18thA3221100
19thB30211100
20thB44471100

Towns in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2023

Maidenhead had the most collisions of any town in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead: crashes in 2023

SL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023: 72.

Latest crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Windsor and Maidenhead road accidents in other years