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Spelthorne road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2005, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (382), and casualties rose from 502.

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

Collisions in 2005
392
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
540
Up 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight35089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious478.7%
  • Slight49191%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 392, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.6%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May36 (9.2%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July39 (9.9%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September37 (9.4%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December24 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded37 (9.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (78%)
  • Wet or damp84 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph248 (63%)
  • 40 mph62 (16%)
  • 50 mph31 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph48 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (33%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (23%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (72%)
  • Passenger105 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (73%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2005.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2005

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2005, with 52 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2005

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2005: 62, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308628106
2ndM25578001
3rdA30457208
4thB378334103
5thB376263802
6thA244193101
7thB377121802
8thM3111802
9thB33666900
10thA30444602
11thB3754500
12thA3163400
13thB30032200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2005

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2005: 62.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2005

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2005: 91.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years