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Spelthorne road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1984, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (569), and casualties rose from 657.

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

Collisions in 1984
578
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
706
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10719%
  • Slight46280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11516%
  • Slight58282%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 578, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February39 (6.7%)
  • March38 (6.6%)
  • April47 (8.1%)
  • May39 (6.7%)
  • June54 (9.3%)
  • July50 (8.7%)
  • August44 (7.6%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December54 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (72%)
  • Wet or damp159 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph445 (77%)
  • 40 mph52 (9%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (17%)
  • Roundabout77 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (20%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)
  • Cyclist88 (12%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20197 (28%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (66%)
  • Passenger133 (19%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car706 (69%)
  • Motorcycle156 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Spelthorne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Spelthorne ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 154th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1984

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1984: 95, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30895113115
2ndB3785458010
3rdA30446127
4thA244354605
5thB376324027
6thB375232706
7thB377212703
8thM25182005
9thA3044111510
10thM381011
11thA3167800
12thB33665800
13thB30034402
14thB33784500
15thA31132200
16thB3722200
17thA2241101
18thA3141100
19thA3761100
20thA3771101

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1984

Ashford, Spelthorne had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1984: 111.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1984

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1984: 149.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years