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Elmbridge road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1981, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (586), and casualties rose from 738.

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

Collisions in 1981
633
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
806
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1981

0.3% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight52082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious12315%
  • Slight67984%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 633, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (17%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.2%)
  • February44 (7%)
  • March68 (11%)
  • April54 (8.5%)
  • May61 (9.6%)
  • June46 (7.3%)
  • July52 (8.2%)
  • August45 (7.1%)
  • September63 (10%)
  • October56 (8.8%)
  • November54 (8.5%)
  • December38 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (30%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other300 (47%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (66%)
  • Wet or damp198 (31%)
  • Snow13 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph483 (76%)
  • 40 mph73 (12%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph28 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded210 (33%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (26%)
  • Cyclist107 (13%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20238 (30%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (13%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (71%)
  • Passenger151 (19%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (64%)
  • Motorcycle214 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1981

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1981 in Elmbridge

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

  • 15 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 133rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1981

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1981: 71, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2447194213
2ndA30505770011
3rdA307496104
4thA309465509
5thA245405306
6thB369405306
7thA317364507
8thA3314106
9thB374212505
10thB3379141902
11thB365141704
12thB3645702
13thB3735502
14thB2804400
15thA3181200
16thB34071100
17thB3591100
18thB3721100
19thB3851101
20thB3891100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1981

Walton-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1981: 89.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1981

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1981: 162.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years