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Elmbridge road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Elmbridge in 2024, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (282), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2024
280
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
331
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Elmbridge in 2024

None of the collisions in Elmbridge in 2024 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1% and 16% in Elmbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7426%
  • Slight20674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight25577%

Elmbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 280, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 280
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.6%)
  • February21 (7.5%)
  • March15 (5.4%)
  • April23 (8.2%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June33 (12%)
  • July11 (3.9%)
  • August19 (6.8%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October18 (6.4%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (66%)
  • Wet or damp80 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (5%)
  • 30 mph179 (64%)
  • 40 mph46 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Elmbridge in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (21%)
  • Cyclist58 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3588 (27%)
  • 36 to 4552 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (78%)
  • Passenger39 (12%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (66%)
  • Motorcycle74 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Elmbridge in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Elmbridge had the 119th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Elmbridge in 2024

Molesey East, Elmbridge, KT8 9DJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Elmbridge in 2024, with 24 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Elmbridge with the most crashes in 2024

The A244 had the most collisions in Elmbridge in 2024: 24, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Elmbridge, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244242506
2ndA245222405
3rdA3203105
4thA307162004
5thA309161808
6thA317161805
7thA3050151506
8thM25142701
9thB369101203
10thB3656601
11thB33795601
12thB3745702
13thA12200
14thB2801101
15thB3641100
16thB3731100

Towns in Elmbridge: crashes in 2024

West Molesey had the most collisions of any town in Elmbridge in 2024: 52.

Postcode districts in Elmbridge: crashes in 2024

KT12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Elmbridge in 2024: 62.

Latest crashes in Elmbridge in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Elmbridge in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Elmbridge road accidents in other years