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Spelthorne road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2015, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (349), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 2015
308
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
409
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight25783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight35687%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 308, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.8%)
  • February11 (3.6%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July40 (13%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November30 (9.7%)
  • December28 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (7.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (81%)
  • Wet or damp53 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph208 (68%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (26%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (58%)
  • Cyclist58 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (9%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (23%)
  • 36 to 4577 (19%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (73%)
  • Passenger76 (19%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (11%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 173rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2015

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2015, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2015

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2015: 53, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308536415
2ndB378293404
3rdA30255202
4thM25244303
5thB376212704
6thB377151903
7thA244141804
8thB375141502
9thM3101303
10thA30446900
11thA3164402
12thB33661100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2015

Ashford, Spelthorne had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2015: 47.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2015

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2015: 67.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years