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Runnymede road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1979, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,195 collisions in Runnymede.

Collisions in 1979
394
Casualties in 1979
487
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Runnymede in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9123%
  • Slight29675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight37978%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 394.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (20%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June38 (9.6%)
  • July38 (9.6%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September26 (6.6%)
  • October36 (9.1%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other37 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (60%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph253 (64%)
  • 40 mph59 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph47 (12%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (24%)
  • Cyclist72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8%)
  • 16 to 20140 (29%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (62%)
  • Motorcycle124 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Runnymede

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Runnymede ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1979.

Collisions
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1979

The A320 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1979: 40, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320404717
2ndA303948114
3rdA3193640111
4thA317232504
5thB385212500
6thA318192206
7thB388193116
8thB3376171704
9thA308162005
10thB375162103
11thM3142003
12thB38681002
13thB3897701
14thM257910
15thA3284602
16thB34074401
17thB3873301
18thA3292200
19thB3832300

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1979

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1979: 74.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1979

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1979: 116.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years