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Spelthorne road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2017, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (306), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2017
271
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
358
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight23888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious318.7%
  • Slight32390%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 271, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 271
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday57 (21%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7%)
  • February22 (8.1%)
  • March30 (11%)
  • April25 (9.2%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June25 (9.2%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August12 (4.4%)
  • September21 (7.7%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November16 (5.9%)
  • December23 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (82%)
  • Wet or damp44 (16%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (74%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (24%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (64%)
  • Cyclist54 (15%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (21%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (72%)
  • Passenger66 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Spelthorne ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2017.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2017

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2017, with 40 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2017

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2017: 33, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308334916
2ndA30233901
3rdM25234003
4thB376212304
5thA244151802
6thB378142001
7thB37771001
8thM34510
9thA30443400
10thB3753402
11thA11100
12thA3161100
13thA3201100
14thA3441100
15thB33661100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2017

Ashford, Spelthorne had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2017: 44.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2017

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2017: 72.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years