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Spelthorne road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2002, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (396), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 2002
361
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
481
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight31487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight41787%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 361, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (20%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday44 (12%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.9%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March21 (5.8%)
  • April35 (9.7%)
  • May32 (8.9%)
  • June31 (8.6%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August31 (8.6%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November22 (6.1%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (77%)
  • Wet or damp79 (22%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (62%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (3%)
  • 70 mph60 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (30%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (67%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35106 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 7519 (4%)
  • Not recorded46 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (69%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Spelthorne ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2002.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2002

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area and Sunbury Common, Spelthorne, TW16 7DL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2002, with 38 collisions each.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2002

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2002: 63, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308638016
2ndA30335002
3rdB378303803
4thM25274504
5thB376242702
6thA244203204
7thM3172503
8thB377101302
9thA30448901
10thA3163300
11thB30033300
12thA3312300
13thB3752300

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2002

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2002: 62.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2002

TW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2002: 85.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years