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Spelthorne road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1980, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (708), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 1980
638
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
814
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1980

0.8% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1980 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight52182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious12716%
  • Slight68284%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 638, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday122 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.5%)
  • February52 (8.2%)
  • March58 (9.1%)
  • April51 (8%)
  • May47 (7.4%)
  • June53 (8.3%)
  • July48 (7.5%)
  • August45 (7.1%)
  • September56 (8.8%)
  • October79 (12%)
  • November62 (9.7%)
  • December33 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other525 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (71%)
  • Wet or damp175 (27%)
  • Snow13 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph465 (73%)
  • 40 mph100 (16%)
  • 50 mph19 (3%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (26%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (16%)
  • Roundabout64 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded290 (45%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (27%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)
  • Cyclist88 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20233 (29%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded46 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (67%)
  • Passenger176 (22%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car696 (63%)
  • Motorcycle215 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Spelthorne ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 134th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1980

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1980: 95, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30895109020
2ndA306897210
3rdA244528316
4thB375476914
5thB376394907
6thB378394805
7thB377354005
8thA3044162506
9thB3366121204
10thA3168903
11thM37902
12thB337861003
13thA3152301
14thB1762200
15thA11681101
16thA2241101
17thA3751200
18thA3781201

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 17 December 1980.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years