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Runnymede road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 2008, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (394), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 2008
392
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
602
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 2008

1% of collisions in Runnymede in 2008 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious358.9%
  • Slight35390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious376.1%
  • Slight56193%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 392, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June29 (7.4%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December25 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded42 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph145 (37%)
  • 40 mph80 (20%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (10%)
  • 70 mph106 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (38%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35129 (21%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (72%)
  • Passenger145 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Runnymede

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Runnymede ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had the 164th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Runnymede in 2008

Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury, Windsor and Maidenhead, TW19 6HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Runnymede in 2008, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 2008

The M25 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 2008: 91, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM259115406
2ndA320396205
3rdM3336003
4thA317203101
5thA30182902
6thA308172311
7thA318162001
8thB3121152111
9thB3376121403
10thB388122012
11thB385101401
12thB386101500
13thB34075701
14thB3755501
15thA3284700
16thB3873400
17thB3893400
18thA3191100
19thA3291201

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 2008

Egham had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 2008: 64.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 2008

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 2008: 128.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years