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Spelthorne road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 1998, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (455), and casualties fell from 579.

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

Collisions in 1998
418
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
503
Down 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Spelthorne in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight34983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight41983%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 418, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 418
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (17%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.9%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June28 (6.7%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August37 (8.9%)
  • September27 (6.5%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November33 (7.9%)
  • December34 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (74%)
  • Wet or damp105 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (70%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (5%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (22%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (61%)
  • Cyclist73 (15%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (23%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (67%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1998.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 1998

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 1998: 77, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308779219
2ndA304256010
3rdB376323402
4thA244242905
5thB378232302
6thB375121701
7thM25111700
8thM3101203
9thA304481203
10thB3777801
11thB33666602
12thA3165501
13thB30033301
14thA2242701
15thA31100
16thA5081100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 1998

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 1998: 72.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 1998

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 1998: 118.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years