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Spelthorne road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2019, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (247), and casualties rose from 296.

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

Collisions in 2019
253
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
322
Up 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight20782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27284%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 253, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 253
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.9%)
  • February18 (7.1%)
  • March23 (9.1%)
  • April16 (6.3%)
  • May14 (5.5%)
  • June23 (9.1%)
  • July22 (8.7%)
  • August17 (6.7%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October24 (9.5%)
  • November25 (9.9%)
  • December24 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (73%)
  • Wet or damp61 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph156 (62%)
  • 40 mph41 (16%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph36 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (32%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (60%)
  • Cyclist45 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (20%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (72%)
  • Passenger56 (17%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 174th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2019

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2019, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2019

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2019: 31, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308313814
2ndM25273904
3rdA30233504
4thA244151703
5thB377141805
6thB376121503
7thB378111204
8thB375101503
9thA304481201
10thM36700
11thA3163300
12thB3741100

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2019

Sunbury-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2019: 41.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2019

TW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2019: 61.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years