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Runnymede road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1981, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (368), and casualties rose from 451.

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

Collisions in 1981
409
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
533
Up 18% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Runnymede in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10626%
  • Slight29773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12624%
  • Slight40075%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 409, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (9.8%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday83 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.5%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April21 (5.1%)
  • May28 (6.8%)
  • June38 (9.3%)
  • July30 (7.3%)
  • August26 (6.4%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (59%)
  • Wet or damp149 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (62%)
  • 40 mph74 (18%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (12%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (24%)
  • Cyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20175 (33%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (67%)
  • Passenger126 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (65%)
  • Motorcycle134 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1981.

Collisions
241st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1981

The A320 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1981: 44, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3204468114
2ndA30425418
3rdA317313206
4thA318263306
5thA319223116
6thA308213206
7thB388192905
8thB385151805
9thM3152804
10thB3376141500
11thB386111405
12thA3288900
13thB37581103
14thB3898905
15thB3876603
16thM2561003
17thB34075601
18thA3292510

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1981

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1981: 83.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1981

KT15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1981: 114.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years