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Runnymede road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 1998, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (446), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 1998
437
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
611
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 1998

0.2% of collisions in Runnymede in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight37987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight54289%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 437, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (18%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.6%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March46 (11%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (76%)
  • Wet or damp105 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (40%)
  • 40 mph66 (15%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph54 (12%)
  • 70 mph125 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (30%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (11%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (24%)
  • 36 to 4590 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (71%)
  • Passenger133 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Runnymede

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Runnymede ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1998.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 1998

The M25 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 1998: 93, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2593141010
2ndA320405403
3rdA30314905
4thM3294914
5thA317222601
6thA318222702
7thB3121202704
8thA308182203
9thB388152501
10thB3407101100
11thB386101203
12thB337691101
13thB3759900
14thB3876600
15thB3896801
16thB3854700
17thB3763300
18thA3192300
19thA3282200

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 1998

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 1998: 79.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 1998

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 1998: 148.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years