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Spelthorne road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2018, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (271), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 2018
247
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
296
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6024%
  • Slight18575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight22877%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 247, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 247
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February22 (8.9%)
  • March13 (5.3%)
  • April22 (8.9%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July30 (12%)
  • August14 (5.7%)
  • September19 (7.7%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November24 (9.7%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (83%)
  • Wet or damp38 (15%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph179 (72%)
  • 40 mph36 (15%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (21%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2031 (10%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3565 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (70%)
  • Passenger53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (70%)
  • Motorcycle51 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2018.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2018

Sunbury Common, Spelthorne, TW16 7DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2018, with 36 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2018

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2018: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308354308
2ndA30253506
3rdA244161704
4thB376162215
5thB378111302
6thB3778902
7thM2581101
8thM35502
9thA30444502
10thA3163300
11thB3753301
12thA11200
13thA3171100
14thB30031100
15thB33661100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2018

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2018: 56.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2018

TW16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2018: 68.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years