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Runnymede road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Runnymede in 2021, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2020 (182), and casualties rose from 229.

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

Collisions in 2021
218
Up 20% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
295
Up 29% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Runnymede in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Runnymede in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Runnymede from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight18183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight25787%

Runnymede road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runnymede, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 218, up 20% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 218
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (2.8%)
  • February8 (3.7%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May15 (6.9%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July31 (14%)
  • August18 (8.3%)
  • September16 (7.3%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December19 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (74%)
  • Wet or damp56 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph85 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (14%)
  • 50 mph17 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (5%)
  • 70 mph68 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (36%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Runnymede in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (70%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3567 (23%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.8%)
  • Over 7513 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (75%)
  • Passenger57 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Runnymede in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Runnymede had the 159th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Runnymede in 2021

Addlestone North, Runnymede, KT15 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Runnymede in 2021, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Runnymede with the most crashes in 2021

The M25 had the most collisions in Runnymede in 2021: 51, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Runnymede, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25517405
2ndA320253216
3rdM3214106
4thA30111803
5thA317101001
6thA30891200
7thA31881200
8thB31216801
9thB3755500
10thB3865702
11thB33764501
12thB3884401
13thB3852300
14thB3892202
15thB11101

Towns in Runnymede: crashes in 2021

Chertsey had the most collisions of any town in Runnymede in 2021: 32.

Postcode districts in Runnymede: crashes in 2021

KT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Runnymede in 2021: 67.

Latest crashes in Runnymede in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Runnymede in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Runnymede road accidents in other years