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Spelthorne road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2021, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (209), and casualties rose from 248.

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

Collisions in 2021
245
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
303
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2021

0.4% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5623%
  • Slight18877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight24079%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 245, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 245
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.1%)
  • February20 (8.2%)
  • March14 (5.7%)
  • April20 (8.2%)
  • May23 (9.4%)
  • June32 (13%)
  • July21 (8.6%)
  • August19 (7.8%)
  • September22 (9%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November19 (7.8%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (76%)
  • Wet or damp56 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph171 (70%)
  • 40 mph42 (17%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (30%)
  • Roundabout22 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (56%)
  • Cyclist56 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (75%)
  • Passenger51 (17%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (12%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 135th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2021

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2021, with 47 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2021

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2021: 43, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308435009
2ndA30314007
3rdB376172016
4thB377141605
5thM25142201
6thB378121304
7thA2447903
8thB16600
9thA30445702
10thM34401
11thB3753301
12thA12300
13thB30032200

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2021

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2021: 51.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2021

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2021: 73.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years