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Spelthorne road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1987, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1986 (575), and casualties fell from 694.

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

Collisions in 1987
490
Down 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
566
Down 18% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight39681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight46282%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 490, down 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 490
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.3%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April46 (9.4%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June34 (6.9%)
  • July38 (7.8%)
  • August42 (8.6%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December43 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (68%)
  • Wet or damp151 (31%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (72%)
  • 40 mph75 (15%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (18%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)
  • Cyclist76 (13%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20125 (22%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (68%)
  • Passenger103 (18%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (69%)
  • Motorcycle103 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1987.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1987

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1987: 72, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3087287010
2ndA304050011
3rdA244343415
4thM25334213
5thB376323607
6thB378303503
7thB375243306
8thB377232601
9thA30447802
10thB30036702
11thM36812
12thA31133301
13thB33663600
14thA3162201
15thA2241101
16thA3051100
17thM41201

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1987

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1987: 88.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1987

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1987: 125.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years