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Spelthorne road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1991, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (550), and casualties fell from 648.

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

Collisions in 1991
469
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
563
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight39584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight48185%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 469, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 469
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9%)
  • February35 (7.5%)
  • March31 (6.6%)
  • April39 (8.3%)
  • May35 (7.5%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November43 (9.2%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (75%)
  • Wet or damp96 (20%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph342 (73%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (26%)
  • Roundabout42 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (61%)
  • Cyclist73 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2090 (16%)
  • 21 to 2599 (18%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (68%)
  • Passenger117 (21%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1991.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1991

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1991: 79, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3087994117
2ndB376435304
3rdA30323604
4thM25324214
5thB378252913
6thA244233105
7thB375232604
8thB377192304
9thA3044171802
10thB33667902
11thM37902
12thA31135900
13thA3163300
14thB30032200
15thA3761100
16thB3081100
17thM11301

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1991

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1991: 80.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1991

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1991: 118.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years