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Spelthorne road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2009, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (330), and casualties fell from 478.

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

Collisions in 2009
327
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
471
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2009 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious309.2%
  • Slight29390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious326.8%
  • Slight43592%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 327, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (19%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March31 (9.5%)
  • April13 (4%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June25 (7.6%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September19 (5.8%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (73%)
  • Wet or damp70 (21%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (68%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (27%)
  • Roundabout37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (67%)
  • Cyclist57 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2095 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.3%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (72%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.2%)
  • Other vehicle37 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2009.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2009

Sunbury Common, Spelthorne, TW16 7DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2009, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2009

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2009: 57, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308578227
2ndA244334413
3rdB378233202
4thM25234001
5thB377213000
6thA30193000
7thB376193002
8thM3111200
9thA3044101813
10thB3754401
11thB33663600
12thA3162201
13thB30031100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2009

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2009: 59.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2009

TW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2009: 81.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years