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Runnymede road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1984, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1983 (402), and casualties rose from 486.

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

Collisions in 1984
483
Up 20% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
645
Up 33% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Runnymede in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight35974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious13621%
  • Slight49877%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 483, up 20% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (17%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.3%)
  • February34 (7%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April37 (7.7%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July37 (7.7%)
  • August36 (7.5%)
  • September35 (7.2%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November41 (8.5%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (63%)
  • Wet or damp162 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph315 (65%)
  • 40 mph76 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (22%)
  • Cyclist113 (18%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9%)
  • 16 to 20167 (26%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (12%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (64%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (62%)
  • Motorcycle141 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1984.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1984

The A30 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1984: 57, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305769113
2ndB31214148013
3rdA320398118
4thA317374214
5thA318242612
6thB385223017
7thB388213507
8thM3193403
9thA308162815
10thA328131502
11thB3376131504
12thB375131305
13thM25121504
14thB3407101004
15thB389101901
16thB3867912
17thA3193302
18thB3873301
19thA3292200

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1984

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1984: 108.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1984

KT15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1984: 148.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years