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Spelthorne road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2003, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (361), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 2003
377
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
496
Up 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2003 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious379.8%
  • Slight33789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious448.9%
  • Slight44991%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 377, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March31 (8.2%)
  • April35 (9.3%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July36 (9.5%)
  • August24 (6.4%)
  • September34 (9%)
  • October28 (7.4%)
  • November37 (9.8%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (76%)
  • Wet or damp82 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph237 (63%)
  • 40 mph56 (15%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph53 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (25%)
  • Roundabout54 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4585 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded38 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (72%)
  • Passenger94 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (76%)
  • Motorcycle74 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2003.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2003

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2003, with 57 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2003

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2003: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308526819
2ndA30506204
3rdA244303803
4thB378303603
5thB376273602
6thM25273501
7thB377142201
8thM3112403
9thA30447900
10thB33665710
11thA3163501
12thB3753301
13thB30032200
14thA3051100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2003

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2003: 56.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2003

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2003: 96.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years