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Elmbridge road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2003, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2002 (424), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 2003
378
Down 11% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
529
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Elmbridge in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight33689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious417.8%
  • Slight48692%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 378, down 11% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.9%)
  • February31 (8.2%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April19 (5%)
  • May34 (9%)
  • June34 (9%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August27 (7.1%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November29 (7.7%)
  • December33 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (76%)
  • Wet or damp88 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (64%)
  • 40 mph64 (17%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph49 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (19%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (21%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded44 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (73%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (78%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2003.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2003

Walton Central, Elmbridge, KT12 2TZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2003, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2003

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2003: 53, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244537006
2ndA3336014
3rdA3050334205
4thA307324903
5thA309243103
6thA245172301
7thM25173901
8thA317162101
9thB365132003
10thB369121602
11thB374101401
12thB33797701
13thA3184902
14thB2801100
15thB3721100
16thB3731100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2003

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2003: 64.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2003

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2003: 89.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years