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Elmbridge road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2021, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (263), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2021
252
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
292
Down 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2021

None of the collisions in Elmbridge in 2021 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight19276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight22878%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 252, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 252
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.8%)
  • February15 (6%)
  • March20 (7.9%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July19 (7.5%)
  • August20 (7.9%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (73%)
  • Wet or damp64 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (67%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (49%)
  • Cyclist72 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (78%)
  • Passenger33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (16%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 126th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2021

Molesey East, Elmbridge, KT8 9DJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2021, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2021

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2021: 32, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2443236011
2ndA3192703
3rdA309191904
4thA245182103
5thA3050181906
6thA307171705
7thA317141903
8thM25131500
9thB3697702
10thB33796602
11thB3746901
12thB14501
13thB3652201
14thA21200
15thA3081100
16thA3181100
17thB2801100
18thB3721101

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2021

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2021: 43.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2021

KT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2021: 61.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years