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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1986, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985, and casualties fell from 578.

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

Collisions in 1986
442
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
572
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8720%
  • Slight35079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9817%
  • Slight46882%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 442, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February29 (6.6%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June28 (6.3%)
  • July28 (6.3%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September32 (7.2%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (54%)
  • Wet or damp182 (41%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (59%)
  • 40 mph47 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph78 (18%)
  • 70 mph50 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20165 (29%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (71%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1986.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1986

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1986: 94, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3094129220
2ndA321434704
3rdA322395018
4thB3411314005
5thA325293607
6thM3253404
7thB311222915
8thB386111703
9thA3196602
10thB301561002
11thA30463601
12thB3833300
13thB30291200

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1986

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1986: 150.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1986

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1986: 179.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years