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Spelthorne road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1988, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (490), and casualties rose from 566.

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

Collisions in 1988
519
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
610
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1988

1% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10821%
  • Slight40678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11419%
  • Slight49180%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 519, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 519
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday104 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March44 (8.5%)
  • April40 (7.7%)
  • May30 (5.8%)
  • June47 (9.1%)
  • July36 (6.9%)
  • August50 (9.6%)
  • September49 (9.4%)
  • October51 (9.8%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December28 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (72%)
  • Wet or damp141 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph400 (77%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph65 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (24%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (51%)
  • Cyclist94 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (15%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (23%)
  • 21 to 25102 (17%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (70%)
  • Passenger112 (18%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (10%)
  • Motorcycle95 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 169th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1988

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1988: 83, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3088391121
2ndB376424709
3rdM25425101
4thB378374008
5thA30324017
6thB377253306
7thA244243804
8thB375222306
9thM3142007
10thA3044121305
11thA31134401
12thB30034402
13thA3163300
14thB33662200
15thM41101

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1988

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1988: 87.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1988

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1988: 129.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years