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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1980, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1979 (443), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1980
381
Down 14% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
521
Down 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious10528%
  • Slight26369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious13927%
  • Slight36871%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 381, down 14% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (10%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June27 (7.1%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August27 (7.1%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (64%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (58%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph62 (16%)
  • 70 mph51 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (29%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20181 (35%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3554 (10%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (68%)
  • Passenger127 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (65%)
  • Motorcycle147 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Surrey Heath

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Surrey Heath ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1980.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1980

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1980: 63, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA306393214
2ndA3214450212
3rdA3224269417
4thM3304826
5thA325233307
6thB311192402
7thA319131704
8thB3015101504
9thB30295602
10thB30124400
11thB3834601
12thA30463600
13thA3202200
14thA3242401
15thB3862201
16thB30321100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1980

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1980: 131.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1980

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1980: 148.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years