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Runnymede road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,195 road traffic collisions in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025, and 25,337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 229 were fatal and 2,777 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 213 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (240), and casualties fell from 311 to 279.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,195
158th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,337
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
229
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
213
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Runnymede

1.3% of collisions in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2291.3%
  • Serious2,77715%
  • Slight15,18983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2451%
  • Serious3,21313%
  • Slight21,87986%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. In 2025 there were 213, down 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 213
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025213279
2024240311
2023255311
2022273380
2021218295
2020182229
2019273390
2018300431
2017325452
2016333482
2015371539
2014382589
2013350502
2012375544
2011387608
2010350525
2009361542
2008392602
2007394588
2006470708
2005442680
2004452648
2003404579
2002412612
2001433660
2000389552
1999484687
1998437611
1997446584
1996461651
1995456660
1994372499
1993322434
1992456618
1991394516
1990453626
1989542717
1988503673
1987509673
1986507679
1985412538
1984483645
1983402486
1982409531
1981409533
1980368451
1979394487

When and where crashes happen in Runnymede

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,599 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,698 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,775 (15%)
  • Thursday2,760 (15%)
  • Friday3,164 (17%)
  • Saturday2,214 (12%)
  • Sunday1,985 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59612 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59312 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,739 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,777 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,060 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,158 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,603 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,360 (7.5%)
  • February1,309 (7.2%)
  • March1,415 (7.8%)
  • April1,370 (7.5%)
  • May1,477 (8.1%)
  • June1,554 (8.5%)
  • July1,613 (8.9%)
  • August1,470 (8.1%)
  • September1,618 (8.9%)
  • October1,758 (9.7%)
  • November1,677 (9.2%)
  • December1,574 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,908 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,644 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting974 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown566 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,879 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,253 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds252 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds213 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist112 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds84 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other616 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded776 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,494 (69%)
  • Wet or damp5,255 (29%)
  • Frost or ice307 (1.7%)
  • Snow65 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph9 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph48 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph8,437 (46%)
  • 40 mph2,895 (16%)
  • 50 mph998 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph1,738 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph4,065 (22%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,643 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway5,191 (29%)
  • Roundabout1,478 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road547 (3%)
  • Not recorded336 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Runnymede

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,860 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist2,935 (12%)
  • Cyclist2,481 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian1,591 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant606 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)318 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant259 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant101 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant93 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5408 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10668 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151,145 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 204,111 (16%)
  • 21 to 253,366 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,017 (20%)
  • 36 to 453,658 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,858 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,716 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,027 (4.1%)
  • Over 75710 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded653 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,788 (70%)
  • Passenger5,958 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,591 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car27,199 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,033 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2,571 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,832 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,630 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle286 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach219 (0.6%)
  • Minibus103 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car92 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown84 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Runnymede

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Runnymede

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Runnymede ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had the 158th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
158th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 75th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
191stHorsham18,56725,7424803,913
192ndCharnwood18,54824,4953803,132
193rdEast Devon18,43725,6763734,304
194thRunnymede (this area)18,19525,3372292,777
195thNewport18,18824,4033033,415
196thMole Valley18,02224,7042943,222
197thWokingham17,73623,5762863,023

Accident hotspots in Runnymede

Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury, Windsor and Maidenhead, TW19 6HG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Runnymede, with 744 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes

The M25 had the most collisions in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025: 2,981, including 24 fatal and 311 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM252,9814,72524311
2ndA3201,8302,62227261
3rdA301,3641,84125228
4thM31,3592,36827173
5thA3171,0661,39510161
6thA3188241,07213134
7thB312178997111132
8thA3087461,00614119
9thB3885517839113
10thB375468582368
11thB385446564367
12thB3376353405161
13thB386342502775
14thB389285401252
15thA328255336247
16thB3407254305036
17thA319189243744
18thB387181238030
19thA3295076311
20thA244151801

Towns in Runnymede

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025: 3,118.

Postcode districts in Runnymede

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025: 5,430.

Latest crashes in Runnymede

Of the latest 24 crashes in Runnymede, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity