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Elmbridge road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2018, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (378), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2018
333
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
417
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Elmbridge in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8927%
  • Slight24273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious9623%
  • Slight31976%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 333, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 333
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.3%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June33 (9.9%)
  • July23 (6.9%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October23 (6.9%)
  • November43 (13%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (75%)
  • Wet or damp74 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph236 (71%)
  • 40 mph46 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (58%)
  • Cyclist74 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (23%)
  • 36 to 4569 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.7%)
  • Over 7523 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (77%)
  • Passenger64 (15%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (12%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Elmbridge ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 128th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2018

Esher, Elmbridge, KT10 8NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2018, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2018

The A3 and A307 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2018, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3223706
2ndA307222706
3rdA244212703
4thA3050202306
5thA245182105
6thM25141802
7thA309111504
8thB365111303
9thB37491103
10thB36981201
11thB33794502
12thB2803402
13thA3172400
14thB3732200
15thA11100
16thA161101
17thA2241300
18thB3091300
19thB3641100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2018

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2018: 65.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2018

KT10 and KT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2018, with 74 each.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years