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Spelthorne road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2001, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2000 (310), and casualties rose from 445.

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

Collisions in 2001
396
Up 28% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
514
Up 16% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2001 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious369.1%
  • Slight35890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious407.8%
  • Slight47292%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 396, up 28% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (18%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April27 (6.8%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July32 (8.1%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September24 (6.1%)
  • October34 (8.6%)
  • November38 (9.6%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded77 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (65%)
  • Wet or damp86 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded51 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (65%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph63 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (24%)
  • Roundabout50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (63%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded119 (23%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (70%)
  • Passenger97 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (75%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Spelthorne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Spelthorne ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2001.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2001

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2001, with 64 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2001

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2001: 62, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308628405
2ndA30425313
3rdB376323802
4thM25305202
5thB378253001
6thA244181802
7thB375101203
8thB377101300
9thA304461100
10thM34400
11thB33663300
12thB30032201
13thA3161200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2001

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2001: 66.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2001

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2001: 115.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Spelthorne road accidents in other years