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Elmbridge road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1979, and 856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,474 collisions in Elmbridge.

Collisions in 1979
666
Casualties in 1979
856
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1979

1.5% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1979 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12819%
  • Slight52879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious14217%
  • Slight70382%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 666.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (17%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.2%)
  • February36 (5.4%)
  • March53 (8%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May46 (6.9%)
  • June41 (6.2%)
  • July57 (8.6%)
  • August50 (7.5%)
  • September62 (9.3%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December70 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (24%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other375 (56%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (62%)
  • Wet or damp207 (31%)
  • Snow42 (6.3%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph481 (72%)
  • 40 mph80 (12%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph66 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded257 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (25%)
  • Cyclist106 (12%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20244 (29%)
  • 21 to 25111 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (64%)
  • Passenger208 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car780 (66%)
  • Motorcycle212 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1979

Map of the last 5 crashes of 1979 in Elmbridge

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

  • 5 crashes
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 125th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1979

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1979: 74, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2447487111
2ndA3076081012
3rdA3050536908
4thA309536605
5thA245395516
6thA33950211
7thA317333905
8thB369212603
9thB374162014
10thB3379131604
11thB365111413
12thB3646902
13thA20224612
14thB3732200
15thA11101
16thA3181101
17thB33691100
18thB3721101

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1979

Walton-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1979: 95.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1979

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1979: 151.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years