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Spelthorne road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1990, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (561), and casualties fell from 656.

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

Collisions in 1990
550
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
648
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight46785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight55285%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 550, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 550
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (11%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday127 (23%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8%)
  • February46 (8.4%)
  • March46 (8.4%)
  • April43 (7.8%)
  • May40 (7.3%)
  • June42 (7.6%)
  • July54 (9.8%)
  • August39 (7.1%)
  • September54 (9.8%)
  • October38 (6.9%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December46 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (81%)
  • Wet or damp102 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (70%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph97 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (25%)
  • Roundabout70 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (59%)
  • Cyclist91 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35149 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded39 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (71%)
  • Passenger120 (19%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1990.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1990

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1990: 99, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30899115315
2ndM256682110
3rdB376476005
4thA30344417
5thA244313603
6thB377243003
7thB375202604
8thB378202311
9thM3131400
10thA3044111406
11thA3166600
12thB33666801
13thB30034500
14thA31133300
15thA2241100
16thA3(M)1210
17thB3081101
18thB3171200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1990

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1990: 89.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1990

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1990: 123.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years