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Spelthorne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,008 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025, and 24,214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 206 were fatal and 2,984 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 214 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (197), and casualties rose from 246 to 251.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,008
168th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,214
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
206
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
214
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Spelthorne

1.1% of collisions in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2061.1%
  • Serious2,98416%
  • Slight15,81883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2210.9%
  • Serious3,36614%
  • Slight20,62785%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. In 2025 there were 214, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 214
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025214251
2024197246
2023247308
2022234291
2021245303
2020209248
2019253322
2018247296
2017271358
2016306380
2015308409
2014349469
2013281396
2012337468
2011323474
2010289397
2009327471
2008330478
2007345468
2006364524
2005392540
2004382502
2003377496
2002361481
2001396514
2000310445
1999387494
1998418503
1997455579
1996413510
1995489614
1994463583
1993486592
1992481622
1991469563
1990550648
1989561656
1988519610
1987490566
1986575694
1985628797
1984578706
1983569657
1982623773
1981614799
1980638814
1979708899

When and where crashes happen in Spelthorne

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,711 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,861 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,767 (15%)
  • Thursday2,967 (16%)
  • Friday3,249 (17%)
  • Saturday2,461 (13%)
  • Sunday1,992 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59612 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59260 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,749 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,639 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,304 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,371 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,178 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,895 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,472 (7.7%)
  • February1,329 (7%)
  • March1,525 (8%)
  • April1,521 (8%)
  • May1,592 (8.4%)
  • June1,605 (8.4%)
  • July1,695 (8.9%)
  • August1,539 (8.1%)
  • September1,654 (8.7%)
  • October1,752 (9.2%)
  • November1,787 (9.4%)
  • December1,537 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,447 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,803 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown386 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting248 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit124 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,714 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,284 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds255 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds177 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist105 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds91 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1,910 (10%)
  • Not recorded468 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,902 (73%)
  • Wet or damp4,665 (25%)
  • Frost or ice218 (1.1%)
  • Snow118 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep26 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph87 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph13,064 (69%)
  • 40 mph2,516 (13%)
  • 50 mph884 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph489 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1,968 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,033 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway4,539 (24%)
  • Roundabout1,803 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road550 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1,083 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,247 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist3,389 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,956 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,482 (10%)
  • Van occupant580 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant211 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant135 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)125 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5363 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10736 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,364 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 204,368 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,202 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,584 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,114 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,322 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 651,478 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75857 (3.5%)
  • Over 75638 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1,188 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,923 (70%)
  • Passenger4,809 (20%)
  • Pedestrian2,482 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25,453 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,522 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3,037 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,810 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes879 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle403 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach312 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (0.2%)
  • Minibus46 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown31 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Spelthorne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Spelthorne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Spelthorne ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 168th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
168th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
181stSouth Kesteven19,16526,5844713,815
182ndWest Lothian19,08126,6524024,185
183rdIsle of Wight19,06925,3402384,438
184thSpelthorne (this area)19,00824,2142062,984
185thTest Valley18,98726,2844304,402
186thDartford18,85725,9792492,980
187thAshford18,74625,7283693,823

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne, with 1,053 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025: 3,124, including 43 fatal and 463 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3083,1243,93543463
2ndA301,5982,18533231
3rdB3761,3501,71612230
4thB3781,2321,5016184
5thM251,1891,7526112
6thA2441,1441,47714189
7thB3777579695115
8thB3756438075128
9thA30444646321296
10thM33765291280
11thB3366183230238
12thA316171215423
13thB3003109131214
14thA3113424909
15thB3378233006
16thA224213206
17thA376151805
18thA315121602
19thA378121805
20thB1121401

Towns in Spelthorne

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025: 2,653.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025: 4,088.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne

Of the latest 24 crashes in Spelthorne, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity