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Runnymede road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1989, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (503), and casualties rose from 673.

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

Collisions in 1989
542
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
717
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Runnymede in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight43280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight58682%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 542, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.8%)
  • February55 (10%)
  • March31 (5.7%)
  • April50 (9.2%)
  • May41 (7.6%)
  • June45 (8.3%)
  • July47 (8.7%)
  • August46 (8.5%)
  • September50 (9.2%)
  • October46 (8.5%)
  • November48 (8.9%)
  • December46 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (64%)
  • Wet or damp185 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (56%)
  • 40 mph69 (13%)
  • 50 mph54 (10%)
  • 60 mph56 (10%)
  • 70 mph62 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (22%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (13%)
  • Cyclist87 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20148 (21%)
  • 21 to 25123 (17%)
  • 26 to 35123 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (66%)
  • Passenger195 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car799 (73%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1989.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1989

The A320 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1989: 62, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320628628
2ndM25598309
3rdA303861011
4thM3365729
5thB31213546110
6thB375344008
7thA317333905
8thA318252904
9thA308212312
10thB3376161902
11thB388151702
12thA328121303
13thB3407121203
14thB385111202
15thB389111101
16thB386101301
17thB3877801
18thA3194500
19thB3831100

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1989

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1989: 97.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1989

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1989: 179.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years