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Spelthorne road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1982, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (614), and casualties fell from 799.

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

Collisions in 1982
623
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
773
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1982 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight50281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight63382%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 623, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (10%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.7%)
  • February30 (4.8%)
  • March49 (7.9%)
  • April53 (8.5%)
  • May49 (7.9%)
  • June50 (8%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August46 (7.4%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October54 (8.7%)
  • November65 (10%)
  • December58 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (70%)
  • Wet or damp164 (26%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph472 (76%)
  • 40 mph69 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph36 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (17%)
  • Roundabout65 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (23%)
  • Cyclist111 (14%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20209 (27%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded46 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (70%)
  • Passenger159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car764 (69%)
  • Motorcycle182 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Spelthorne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Spelthorne ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 141st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1982

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1982: 112, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308112135017
2ndB376587016
3rdA305474211
4thB3754355010
5thB378394714
6thA244375318
7thB377222305
8thA3044192422
9thA3169901
10thM371001
11thB33666910
12thM253300
13thA3(M)2200
14thA3762301
15thA3782201
16thB30032710
17thA2081100
18thA31110
19thA3031100
20thA3751100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1982

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1982: 115.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1982

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1982: 158.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years