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Spelthorne road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2022, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2021 (245), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 2022
234
Down 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
291
Down 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2022

None of the collisions in Spelthorne in 2022 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight17776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight22979%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 234, down 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 234
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (20%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9%)
  • February22 (9.4%)
  • March20 (8.5%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May17 (7.3%)
  • June21 (9%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August18 (7.7%)
  • September13 (5.6%)
  • October21 (9%)
  • November21 (9%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (77%)
  • Wet or damp52 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph162 (69%)
  • 40 mph42 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (55%)
  • Cyclist44 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (71%)
  • Passenger55 (19%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (10%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had the 158th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2022

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2022, with 49 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2022

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2022: 38, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308384706
2ndA30203105
3rdB376161805
4thA244151603
5thB378111604
6thB375101005
7thB3778903
8thM2581400
9thM33501
10thB33662200
11thA21100
12thA30441101
13thB30031101

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2022

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2022: 50.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2022

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2022: 67.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years