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Elmbridge road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2008, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (424), and casualties rose from 576.

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

Collisions in 2008
427
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
585
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Elmbridge in 2008 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious286.6%
  • Slight39593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious345.8%
  • Slight54693%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 427, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.7%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March46 (11%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May40 (9.4%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August29 (6.8%)
  • September41 (9.6%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November40 (9.4%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (71%)
  • Wet or damp114 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph285 (67%)
  • 40 mph60 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (4%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (68%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (22%)
  • 36 to 45112 (19%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7525 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (74%)
  • Passenger115 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (74%)
  • Other vehicle65 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 148th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2008

Esher, Elmbridge, KT10 8NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2008, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2008

The A307 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2008: 48, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307486801
2ndA244476612
3rdA3050384805
4thM25314600
5thA3304511
6thA245295002
7thA309243503
8thB369172101
9thA317152302
10thB374111411
11thB36591302
12thB2803300
13thB33793300
14thA3181100
15thB3641100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2008

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2008: 70.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2008

KT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2008: 99.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years