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Spelthorne road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1979, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,008 collisions in Spelthorne.

Collisions in 1979
708
Casualties in 1979
899
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1979 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight60886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10011%
  • Slight79088%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 708.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (16%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.4%)
  • February49 (6.9%)
  • March58 (8.2%)
  • April52 (7.3%)
  • May66 (9.3%)
  • June54 (7.6%)
  • July51 (7.2%)
  • August60 (8.5%)
  • September81 (11%)
  • October62 (8.8%)
  • November63 (8.9%)
  • December67 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds122 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other561 (79%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (63%)
  • Wet or damp215 (30%)
  • Snow48 (6.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph503 (71%)
  • 40 mph95 (13%)
  • 50 mph32 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (1%)
  • 70 mph71 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (15%)
  • Roundabout56 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Not recorded346 (49%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (21%)
  • Cyclist107 (12%)
  • Pedestrian103 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20222 (25%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (13%)
  • 36 to 4594 (10%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded75 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (68%)
  • Passenger185 (21%)
  • Pedestrian103 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car822 (65%)
  • Motorcycle194 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Spelthorne ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 110th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1979

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1979: 101, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308101130011
2ndA30699229
3rdB378537212
4thB376516318
5thA244486108
6thB375395209
7thA3044294015
8thB377253004
9thM3121813
10thB33664501
11thA3773500
12thA3152300
13thB33782200
14thA3001100
15thA3161100
16thA3751101
17thA3781100
18thB1941100
19thB2781100

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years