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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1979, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,486 collisions in Surrey Heath.

Collisions in 1979
443
Casualties in 1979
614
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1979

0.7% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight31872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15024%
  • Slight45975%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 443.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143187
2024191243
2023184252
2022177241
2021188238
2020184245
2019198262
2018211290
2017235314
2016246332
2015249343
2014298398
2013319465
2012320486
2011297450
2010317482
2009337472
2008355521
2007363518
2006405621
2005370513
2004398584
2003353509
2002380574
2001431632
2000362518
1999441667
1998457649
1997463645
1996438621
1995396529
1994406537
1993371509
1992393559
1991385509
1990469635
1989478637
1988456594
1987428632
1986442572
1985442578
1984446587
1983412529
1982429569
1981399538
1980381521
1979443614

When and where crashes happen in Surrey Heath in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7%)
  • February22 (5%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June36 (8.1%)
  • July44 (9.9%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November35 (7.9%)
  • December54 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other37 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (58%)
  • Wet or damp150 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (6.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (61%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph67 (15%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (28%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20208 (34%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (67%)
  • Passenger152 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (64%)
  • Motorcycle163 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Surrey Heath

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Surrey Heath ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1979.

Collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1979

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1979: 80, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3080121030
2ndA3216781113
3rdA3253545010
4thA3223354211
5thM3326106
6thB311213104
7thA319111805
8thB3015112003
9thB30127800
10thB3866702
11thB30293301
12thA30462201
13thB3832200
14thA3241101

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1979

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1979: 157.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1979

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1979: 179.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years