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Elmbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,474 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025, and 27,638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 223 were fatal and 3,430 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 264 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (280), and casualties fell from 331 to 327.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,474
152nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27,638
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
223
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
264
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Elmbridge

1% of collisions in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2231%
  • Serious3,43016%
  • Slight17,82183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2370.9%
  • Serious3,89414%
  • Slight23,50785%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. In 2025 there were 264, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 264
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025264327
2024280331
2023282355
2022322406
2021252292
2020263314
2019308371
2018333417
2017378482
2016361465
2015412536
2014360465
2013375493
2012379503
2011352479
2010388533
2009380507
2008427585
2007424576
2006415578
2005441632
2004424573
2003378529
2002424574
2001486631
2000381540
1999428553
1998508649
1997513658
1996537678
1995497666
1994555734
1993611788
1992483596
1991536665
1990510625
1989605750
1988565720
1987611761
1986589739
1985646819
1984616744
1983602729
1982688870
1981633806
1980586738
1979666856

When and where crashes happen in Elmbridge

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,050 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,202 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,103 (14%)
  • Thursday3,329 (16%)
  • Friday3,623 (17%)
  • Saturday2,876 (13%)
  • Sunday2,291 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59758 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59316 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,179 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,361 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,620 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,791 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,468 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,981 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,699 (7.9%)
  • February1,530 (7.1%)
  • March1,789 (8.3%)
  • April1,631 (7.6%)
  • May1,833 (8.5%)
  • June1,750 (8.1%)
  • July1,774 (8.3%)
  • August1,654 (7.7%)
  • September1,931 (9%)
  • October1,976 (9.2%)
  • November2,044 (9.5%)
  • December1,863 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,201 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,757 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting779 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown596 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit138 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,601 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,787 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds249 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds180 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist134 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds98 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1,500 (7%)
  • Not recorded918 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,871 (69%)
  • Wet or damp6,043 (28%)
  • Frost or ice329 (1.5%)
  • Snow123 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded81 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph104 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph14,646 (68%)
  • 40 mph2,848 (13%)
  • 50 mph769 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph980 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph2,105 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,527 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway3,229 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,211 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road478 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1,029 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,180 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist4,078 (15%)
  • Cyclist3,662 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,480 (9%)
  • Van occupant617 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)205 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant149 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5393 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 10632 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151,330 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 204,836 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,583 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,148 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,848 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,878 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,828 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,122 (4.1%)
  • Over 751,002 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1,038 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,922 (72%)
  • Passenger5,236 (19%)
  • Pedestrian2,480 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29,236 (72%)
  • Motorcycle4,161 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle3,783 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,703 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes939 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle403 (1%)
  • Bus or coach252 (0.6%)
  • Minibus101 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car87 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown47 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Elmbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Elmbridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Elmbridge ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 152nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
149thReading21,62726,4051993,333
150thWinchester21,55929,8074804,965
151stWaverley21,54029,6143263,833
152ndElmbridge (this area)21,47427,6382233,430
153rdStockton-on-Tees21,37128,4203793,284
154thOxford21,14624,5841883,822
155thWindsor and Maidenhead21,08627,5413703,369

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge

Molesey East, Elmbridge, KT8 9DJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge, with 617 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025: 2,322, including 19 fatal and 347 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2442,3223,00119347
2ndA30501,7692,17214295
3rdA3071,7262,21718271
4thA31,4762,16240245
5thA2451,2741,69414204
6thA3091,2251,56717226
7thA3171,0771,2826156
8thM259201,569984
9thB3697809387136
10thB3746368437119
11thB365504699974
12thB3379398481378
13thB364123156120
14thB280120163323
15thB373107125023
16thA318526609
17thB372404304
18thA243253906
19thA308202201
20thA320202300

Towns in Elmbridge

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025: 3,701.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025: 4,858.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge

Of the latest 24 crashes in Elmbridge, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity