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Spelthorne road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2016, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (308), and casualties fell from 409.

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

Collisions in 2016
306
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
380
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2016

None of the collisions in Spelthorne in 2016 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight27088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious379.7%
  • Slight34390%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 306, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 306
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.9%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March30 (9.8%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June25 (8.2%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August27 (8.8%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December22 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (7.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (79%)
  • Wet or damp59 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph201 (66%)
  • 40 mph43 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph37 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (29%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (59%)
  • Cyclist55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (19%)
  • 46 to 5563 (17%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (74%)
  • Passenger62 (16%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 169th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2016

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2016, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2016

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2016: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308384205
2ndA30375100
3rdM25325401
4thA244303805
5thB376242702
6thB378232604
7thB377171901
8thA30447701
9thB3757902
10thB33664400
11thM33401
12thA3162200
13thB30032300

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2016

Ashford, Spelthorne had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2016: 47.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2016

TW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years