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Runnymede road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1997, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (461), and casualties fell from 651.

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

Collisions in 1997
446
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
584
Down 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Runnymede in 1997 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious409%
  • Slight40290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious539.1%
  • Slight52790%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 446, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (10%)
  • Sunday44 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.4%)
  • February40 (9%)
  • March38 (8.5%)
  • April40 (9%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June42 (9.4%)
  • July29 (6.5%)
  • August33 (7.4%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (68%)
  • Wet or damp136 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (42%)
  • 40 mph85 (19%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph68 (15%)
  • 70 mph93 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (23%)
  • Roundabout46 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (70%)
  • Cyclist69 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (22%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (73%)
  • Passenger129 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Runnymede

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Runnymede ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1997.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1997: 66, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25669406
2ndA320556914
3rdA30395716
4thA318222905
5thA317212701
6thM3212512
7thB3121202301
8thA308192300
9thB3376151700
10thB388151901
11thB385131502
12thA328111801
13thB387101101
14thB3759900
15thB38691100
16thB340781201
17thB38961000
18thA2442200
19thA3292500
20thA3191301

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1997

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1997: 79.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1997

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1997: 145.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1997, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Runnymede road accidents in other years