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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1981, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (381), and casualties rose from 521.

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

Collisions in 1981
399
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
538
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1981 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight30276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious10319%
  • Slight42078%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 399, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (21%)
  • Sunday38 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February32 (8%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April24 (6%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December26 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (62%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (57%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph75 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (27%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20187 (35%)
  • 21 to 2588 (16%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5526 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (65%)
  • Passenger146 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (65%)
  • Motorcycle146 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1981.

Collisions
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1981

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1981: 84, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3084130224
2ndA3215059019
3rdA322386415
4thM3284253
5thA325232604
6thB311182313
7thA319131503
8thB383111303
9thB30155711
10thB3865502
11thB30124501
12thA30463501
13thB30292200
14thA3171300
15thA3201100
16thB30201101

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1981

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1981: 150.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1981

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1981: 171.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1981, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years