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Spelthorne road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1986, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (628), and casualties fell from 797.

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

Collisions in 1986
575
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
694
Down 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1986 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight47883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight58584%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 575, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday117 (20%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.6%)
  • February32 (5.6%)
  • March40 (7%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May50 (8.7%)
  • June52 (9%)
  • July53 (9.2%)
  • August43 (7.5%)
  • September51 (8.9%)
  • October50 (8.7%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December47 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (71%)
  • Wet or damp150 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph393 (68%)
  • 40 mph89 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph64 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (24%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (20%)
  • Cyclist89 (13%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Van occupant28 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20176 (25%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4586 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (70%)
  • Passenger130 (19%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car735 (68%)
  • Motorcycle138 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 161st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1986

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1986: 97, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30897116312
2ndA30506426
3rdA2444654110
4thB378445009
5thB376374107
6thM25354302
7thB377182714
8thB375172212
9thM3152003
10thA3044111101
11thB30037800
12thB33664400
13thB33783300
14thA3162300
15thA31131300
16thA3781100
17thA41200
18thM41100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1986

Ashford, Spelthorne had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1986: 109.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1986

TW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1986: 136.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1986, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years