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Spelthorne road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1996, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1995 (489), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1996
413
Down 16% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
510
Down 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight34884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight43685%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 413, down 16% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 413
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (18%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February28 (6.8%)
  • March39 (9.4%)
  • April35 (8.5%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June39 (9.4%)
  • July37 (9%)
  • August27 (6.5%)
  • September35 (8.5%)
  • October35 (8.5%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (69%)
  • Wet or damp122 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (26%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (64%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (71%)
  • Passenger97 (19%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Spelthorne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Spelthorne ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1996.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1996

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1996: 63, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308637709
2ndM25405605
3rdB376354208
4thA30232601
5thB378232803
6thB377212502
7thA244192614
8thA3044131612
9thB37591201
10thA3166801
11thM36910
12thB30034401
13thB33664500
14thA3762200
15thA2241100
16thA3201100
17thA441100
18thB3161100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1996

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1996: 64.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1996

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1996: 97.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years