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Spelthorne road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1997, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (413), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 1997
455
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
579
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8318%
  • Slight36981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9016%
  • Slight48684%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 455, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June38 (8.4%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August28 (6.2%)
  • September27 (5.9%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December26 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (78%)
  • Wet or damp98 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph326 (72%)
  • 40 mph61 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph18 (4%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (25%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (66%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1997.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1997

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1997: 90, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30890112013
2ndA30384825
3rdB3783543010
4thM25283904
5thA244243107
6thB376232904
7thA3044182702
8thB377182404
9thB375101302
10thM391001
11thB30035601
12thA2241100
13thA3161101
14thA3771100
15thB33661100
16thB43781200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1997

Ashford, Spelthorne had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1997: 89.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1997

TW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1997: 113.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1997, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years