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Runnymede road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1980, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (394), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 1980
368
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
451
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Runnymede in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious8724%
  • Slight27274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10223%
  • Slight34075%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 368, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March37 (10%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July29 (7.9%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September30 (8.2%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November25 (6.8%)
  • December33 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph252 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph50 (14%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (86%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (26%)
  • Cyclist76 (17%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20134 (30%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (13%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (72%)
  • Passenger71 (16%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (61%)
  • Motorcycle128 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1980.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1980

The A30 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1980: 41, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA304156111
2ndA319353808
3rdA320324044
4thA318263216
5thA308193018
6thA317172005
7thB385172005
8thB375141602
9thB38891302
10thB3899902
11thB337681002
12thB34077701
13thM371101
14thB3876601
15thA3283400
16thB3863702
17thA3291201
18thB3731101
19thB3741200
20thB3831100

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1980

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1980: 64.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1980

KT15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1980: 115.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years