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Elmbridge road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2009, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (427), and casualties fell from 585.

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

Collisions in 2009
380
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
507
Down 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Elmbridge in 2009 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious338.7%
  • Slight34491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious509.9%
  • Slight45490%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 380, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.1%)
  • February27 (7.1%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April31 (8.2%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June37 (9.7%)
  • July30 (7.9%)
  • August30 (7.9%)
  • September31 (8.2%)
  • October37 (9.7%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December23 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (75%)
  • Wet or damp80 (21%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (71%)
  • 40 mph52 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (68%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7527 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (73%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle37 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 158th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2009

Cobham and Downside, Elmbridge, KT11 1DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2009, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2009

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2009: 46, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244465912
2ndA3050374604
3rdA3314401
4thA245294503
5thA307202600
6thA317202703
7thM25193703
8thB365121500
9thA309111311
10thB33798800
11thB3697801
12thB3747803
13thB3723300
14thA3182300
15thB2802200
16thB3641100
17thB3731100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2009

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2009: 63.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2009

KT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2009: 91.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years