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Elmbridge road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2002, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2001 (486), and casualties fell from 631.

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

Collisions in 2002
424
Down 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
574
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Elmbridge in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight37388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight50187%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 424, down 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday86 (20%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March26 (6.1%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June29 (6.8%)
  • July25 (5.9%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September40 (9.4%)
  • October36 (8.5%)
  • November39 (9.2%)
  • December32 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (68%)
  • Wet or damp129 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph258 (61%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph62 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (23%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded61 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (76%)
  • Passenger100 (17%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (76%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Elmbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Elmbridge ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2002.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2002

Walton Central, Elmbridge, KT12 2TZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2002, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2002

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2002: 51, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244517727
2ndA307364705
3rdM25364602
4thA3354905
5thA245335027
6thA3050253001
7thA309252801
8thA317202204
9thB369151801
10thB374121710
11thB365101901
12thB2804601
13thB3734801
14thB33793400
15thB3642400
16thA3181100
17thB3721100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2002

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2002: 65.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2002

KT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2002: 104.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years