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Spelthorne road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1985, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1984 (578), and casualties rose from 706.

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

Collisions in 1985
628
Up 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
797
Up 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1985

3% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193%
  • Serious12119%
  • Slight48878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight63780%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 628, up 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday119 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.5%)
  • February42 (6.7%)
  • March52 (8.3%)
  • April48 (7.6%)
  • May50 (8%)
  • June52 (8.3%)
  • July58 (9.2%)
  • August64 (10%)
  • September59 (9.4%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November59 (9.4%)
  • December42 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (70%)
  • Wet or damp172 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph428 (68%)
  • 40 mph72 (11%)
  • 50 mph31 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph42 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph55 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (18%)
  • Roundabout78 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (17%)
  • Cyclist107 (13%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20203 (25%)
  • 21 to 25119 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded43 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (67%)
  • Passenger171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (66%)
  • Motorcycle133 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 136th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1985

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1985: 99, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30899118319
2ndB3784758010
3rdB3764664110
4thA30385319
5thB375384615
6thA244324326
7thM25313620
8thB377303824
9thM3263928
10thA3044182727
11thB33667800
12thA3165820
13thB33785602
14thA31133402
15thA30042200
16thA3762402
17thA2241401
18thA3781101
19thB30031100
20thM41200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1985

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1985: 101.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1985

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1985: 148.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1985, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years