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Maidenhead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,780 road traffic collisions in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 856 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
5,780
187th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
6,999
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
64 people killed
Serious collisions
856
932 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Up 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Maidenhead

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal611.1%
  • Serious85615%
  • Slight4,86384%

What the data shows

  • Maidenhead had 552 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 992 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Maidenhead were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 932 children under 16 were killed or injured in Maidenhead, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Maidenhead.

Where Maidenhead ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
187th
Most casualties
196th
Most fatal collisions
180th
Most serious collisions
212th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday856 (15%)
  • Tuesday885 (15%)
  • Wednesday914 (16%)
  • Thursday865 (15%)
  • Friday1,030 (18%)
  • Saturday691 (12%)
  • Sunday539 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,157 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,455 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,336 (75%)
  • Roundabout660 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway567 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road213 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,544 (79%)
  • 40 mph936 (16%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph171 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,763 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds631 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist38 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other152 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,449 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist1,186 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,092 (16%)
  • Pedestrian1,065 (15%)
  • Van occupant86 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Maidenhead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidenhead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Maidenhead peaked at 218 in 1982; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254350
20243438
20233640
20225760
20214859
20203640
20196573
20186282
20177694
201695112
20158191
201487105
201385105
20128494
2011103133
201097115
2009101142
2008118155
2007115152
2006121139
2005101125
2004114143
2003116146
2002128155
2001152191
2000126151
1999143167
1998147181
1997150179
1996135173
1995142172
1994146183
1993132160
1992137168
1991133175
1990154182
1989157190
1988163196
1987168200
1986209239
1985215242
1984205236
1983199239
1982218273
1981194232
1980184222
1979168200

Map of recent crashes in Maidenhead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Maidenhead

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Maidenhead

The 24 most recent collisions in Maidenhead happened between 18 June and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Maidenhead

The A4 has the most collisions in Maidenhead, 1,290 of 5,780 (22%), followed by the A308 (919).

Collisions in Maidenhead on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41,2901,54410166
2ndA3089191,15111137
3rdB4447384453758
4thA4094100128214
5thA404(M)8412648
6thB30287684112
7thB30237286114
8thM46288110
9thA423(M)263724
10thA3304400
11thM404600

Council areas covering Maidenhead

Collisions in Maidenhead were recorded in 2 council areas. Windsor and Maidenhead has 5,544 of 5,780 (96%).

Collisions in Maidenhead by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWindsor and Maidenhead5,5446,70561821
2ndBuckinghamshire233291034

Postcode district for Maidenhead

All 5,780 collisions in Maidenhead were in the SL6 postcode district.