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Spelthorne road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1989, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (519), and casualties rose from 610.

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

Collisions in 1989
561
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
656
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious11921%
  • Slight43277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12319%
  • Slight52380%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 561, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 561
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.8%)
  • February42 (7.5%)
  • March35 (6.2%)
  • April39 (7%)
  • May55 (9.8%)
  • June42 (7.5%)
  • July47 (8.4%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September49 (8.7%)
  • October54 (9.6%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December55 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (75%)
  • Wet or damp131 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph382 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph83 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (25%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (14%)
  • Cyclist86 (13%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (18%)
  • 21 to 25110 (17%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (71%)
  • Passenger115 (18%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (72%)
  • Motorcycle95 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Spelthorne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Spelthorne ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 174th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1989

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1989: 89, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30889108119
2ndM25516518
3rdB3764750010
4thA30353706
5thA244344209
6thB378293714
7thB375263118
8thA3044232516
9thB377162004
10thM3101214
11thB33669905
12thA31136602
13thB30036610
14thA3162200
15thA3761100
16thA3781200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1989

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1989: 95.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1989

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1989: 136.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1989, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Spelthorne road accidents in other years