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Spelthorne road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2008, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (345), and casualties rose from 468.

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

Collisions in 2008
330
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
478
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight29389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious449.2%
  • Slight43290%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 330, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.8%)
  • February29 (8.8%)
  • March17 (5.2%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July26 (7.9%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September16 (4.8%)
  • October32 (9.7%)
  • November29 (8.8%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (73%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (22%)
  • Roundabout38 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (24%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (70%)
  • Passenger119 (25%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.1%)
  • Other vehicle50 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2008.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2008

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2008, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2008

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2008: 73, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3087310615
2ndB376335105
3rdB378283703
4thA244253003
5thA30213902
6thM25193902
7thB3777800
8thA30445801
9thB30034600
10thB33664600
11thB3754400
12thA3163700
13thM32300
14thA3051100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2008

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2008: 57.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2008

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2008: 81.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years