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Elmbridge road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 1996, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (497), and casualties rose from 666.

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

Collisions in 1996
537
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
678
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Elmbridge in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight45284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8813%
  • Slight58486%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 537, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday99 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (11%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.8%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March53 (9.9%)
  • April49 (9.1%)
  • May35 (6.5%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July31 (5.8%)
  • August40 (7.4%)
  • September51 (9.5%)
  • October64 (12%)
  • November50 (9.3%)
  • December40 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (4.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (73%)
  • Wet or damp129 (24%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph355 (66%)
  • 40 mph71 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph31 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph58 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (15%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (12%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35157 (23%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (72%)
  • Passenger130 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (76%)
  • Motorcycle95 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 160th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 1996

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 1996: 60, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2446070210
2ndA3436117
3rdA3050395019
4thA3073751010
5thA317363900
6thA245283603
7thA309283304
8thB374283905
9thM25283703
10thB365193412
11thB369141502
12thB3379101201
13thB3644502
14thA3182300
15thB3731100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 1996

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 1996: 94.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 1996

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 1996: 134.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years