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Elmbridge road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1990, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1989 (605), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1990
510
Down 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
625
Down 17% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight40479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight50981%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 510, down 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.8%)
  • February53 (10%)
  • March48 (9.4%)
  • April36 (7.1%)
  • May47 (9.2%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July37 (7.3%)
  • August28 (5.5%)
  • September39 (7.6%)
  • October49 (9.6%)
  • November39 (7.6%)
  • December39 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (74%)
  • Wet or damp125 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph360 (71%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph44 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (54%)
  • Cyclist89 (14%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (13%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20129 (21%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (67%)
  • Passenger118 (19%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car687 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (10%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Elmbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Elmbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1990.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1990

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1990: 64, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2446487012
2ndA309414719
3rdA307374318
4thA3344115
5thA3050324528
6thA245273515
7thB369232727
8thA317212611
9thB374202503
10thB365142104
11thM25131914
12thB33794401
13thB2802200
14thB3642200
15thB3732200
16thA3081100
17thB2501100
18thB33761100
19thB3721100
20thB3751100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1990

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1990: 100.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1990

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1990: 130.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years