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Spelthorne road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2012, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2011 (323), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2012
337
Up 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
468
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2012 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious308.9%
  • Slight30691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious306.4%
  • Slight43793%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 337, up 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.7%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March29 (8.6%)
  • April17 (5%)
  • May33 (9.8%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September31 (9.2%)
  • October33 (9.8%)
  • November32 (9.5%)
  • December22 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (5.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (70%)
  • Wet or damp96 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph214 (64%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph35 (10%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph42 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (25%)
  • Roundabout40 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (65%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (69%)
  • Passenger108 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 159th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2012

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2012, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2012

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2012: 58, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308588606
2ndA30396102
3rdB378242702
4thM25235101
5thB376182603
6thA244172404
7thB377151811
8thA304481300
9thB3756902
10thA3164600
11thM34500
12thB30032200
13thB33661301

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2012

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2012: 56.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2012

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2012: 87.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years