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Elmbridge road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1984, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (602), and casualties rose from 729.

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

Collisions in 1984
616
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
744
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1984 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious10517%
  • Slight49881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious13017%
  • Slight59981%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 616, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday120 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.8%)
  • February48 (7.8%)
  • March40 (6.5%)
  • April40 (6.5%)
  • May48 (7.8%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July54 (8.8%)
  • August41 (6.7%)
  • September38 (6.2%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December77 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (63%)
  • Wet or damp221 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph444 (72%)
  • 40 mph76 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (23%)
  • Cyclist118 (16%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20212 (28%)
  • 21 to 25117 (16%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (70%)
  • Passenger138 (19%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (66%)
  • Motorcycle169 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Elmbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 144th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1984

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1984: 68, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2446877110
2ndA30506278112
3rdA34461311
4thA307445216
5thA309434826
6thA317353804
7thB369303706
8thA245294016
9thB374192403
10thB365141812
11thB3379111200
12thB3737902
13thB2804600
14thB3644400
15thB3722200
16thA2431100
17thA3081100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1984

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1984: 122.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1984

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1984: 171.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1984, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years