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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1982, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (399), and casualties rose from 538.

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

Collisions in 1982
429
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
569
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1982

1.6% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious11226%
  • Slight31072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious13524%
  • Slight42775%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 429, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February23 (5.4%)
  • March22 (5.1%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May42 (9.8%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July39 (9.1%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December33 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other30 (7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (61%)
  • Wet or damp155 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (58%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph67 (16%)
  • 70 mph68 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (20%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (29%)
  • Cyclist65 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20193 (34%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (69%)
  • Passenger131 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (65%)
  • Motorcycle157 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1982.

Collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1982

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1982: 78, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3078121127
2ndA3224153110
3rdM34160212
4thB34113237010
5thA321313508
6thA325233002
7thB311182513
8thA31991313
9thB301581004
10thB302981102
11thB3836901
12thA30464400
13thB30123601
14thB3863501
15thA3241100
16thB3851101

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1982

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1982: 159.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1982

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1982: 172.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years