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Spelthorne road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Spelthorne in 2024, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2023 (247), and casualties fell from 308.

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

Collisions in 2024
197
Down 20% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
246
Down 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Spelthorne in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Spelthorne in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Spelthorne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4623%
  • Slight15076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5121%
  • Slight19479%

Spelthorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Spelthorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 197, down 20% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 197
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (20%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.6%)
  • February17 (8.6%)
  • March19 (9.6%)
  • April14 (7.1%)
  • May16 (8.1%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July18 (9.1%)
  • August10 (5.1%)
  • September18 (9.1%)
  • October13 (6.6%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December15 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (76%)
  • Wet or damp44 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph140 (71%)
  • 40 mph33 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (23%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Spelthorne in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Pedestrian35 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (20%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (69%)
  • Passenger41 (17%)
  • Pedestrian35 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (69%)
  • Motorcycle42 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Spelthorne in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Spelthorne had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2024.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Spelthorne in 2024

Staines, Spelthorne, TW18 4LT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Spelthorne in 2024, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Spelthorne with the most crashes in 2024

The A308 had the most collisions in Spelthorne in 2024: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Spelthorne, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308274015
2ndB376182006
3rdA30131503
4thA244121402
5thB378111404
6thB37781002
7thM2581001
8thA30445601
9thM35701
10thB3754401
11thB33661101

Towns in Spelthorne: crashes in 2024

Staines-upon-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Spelthorne in 2024: 41.

Postcode districts in Spelthorne: crashes in 2024

TW18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Spelthorne in 2024: 48.

Latest crashes in Spelthorne in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Spelthorne in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Spelthorne road accidents in other years