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Spelthorne road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1981, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (638), and casualties fell from 814.

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

Collisions in 1981
614
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
799
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1981

1.3% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1981 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight51283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11014%
  • Slight68185%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 614, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.6%)
  • February44 (7.2%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April44 (7.2%)
  • May60 (9.8%)
  • June53 (8.6%)
  • July49 (8%)
  • August49 (8%)
  • September55 (9%)
  • October70 (11%)
  • November50 (8.1%)
  • December39 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds96 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Other504 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (71%)
  • Wet or damp162 (26%)
  • Snow17 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph441 (72%)
  • 40 mph99 (16%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (32%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (14%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded270 (44%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)
  • Cyclist92 (12%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20220 (28%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded74 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (64%)
  • Passenger175 (22%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car706 (64%)
  • Motorcycle194 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Spelthorne ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 139th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1981

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1981: 84, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30884117310
2ndA306593211
3rdA244485908
4thB378445608
5thB3763961011
6thB377334004
7thB375303002
8thA3044111602
9thA3157901
10thB33666702
11thA3165611
12thM34902
13thB33783401
14thA3(M)2201
15thA13081100
16thA31100
17thA3751401
18thA3781201
19thA81100
20thB30031101

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years