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Elmbridge road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 586 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1980, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1979 (666), and casualties fell from 856.

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

Collisions in 1980
586
Down 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
738
Down 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight49484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9112%
  • Slight63686%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 586, down 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday83 (14%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.3%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March48 (8.2%)
  • April51 (8.7%)
  • May56 (9.6%)
  • June40 (6.8%)
  • July55 (9.4%)
  • August46 (7.8%)
  • September50 (8.5%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December41 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (27%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other314 (54%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (68%)
  • Wet or damp174 (30%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph467 (80%)
  • 40 mph62 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded192 (33%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (25%)
  • Cyclist113 (15%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 20219 (30%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (12%)
  • 36 to 4561 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (71%)
  • Passenger130 (18%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car693 (65%)
  • Motorcycle184 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1980

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1980 in Elmbridge

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

  • 13 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 155th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1980

The A307 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1980: 59, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307597818
2ndA244567025
3rdA3050455108
4thA309416505
5thA245406118
6thA3304336
7thA317293307
8thB369262910
9thB374222617
10thB3379192313
11thB36481002
12thB36581100
13thB3733402
14thA20222201
15thA11200
16thA3691100
17thB3721100
18thB3861100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1980

Walton-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1980: 63.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1980

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1980: 124.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years