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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1988, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (428), and casualties fell from 632.

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

Collisions in 1988
456
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
594
Down 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight36480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious9716%
  • Slight49082%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 456, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (9.2%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June33 (7.2%)
  • July45 (9.9%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December26 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (50%)
  • 40 mph75 (16%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (18%)
  • 70 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (19%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (14%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20158 (27%)
  • 21 to 2599 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (67%)
  • Passenger145 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (73%)
  • Motorcycle88 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1988.

Collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1988

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1988: 102, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30102141122
2ndA322375705
3rdM33749012
4thA321334414
5thA325324504
6thB3112944110
7thB3411191903
8thB3015131512
9thA319121514
10thB383111512
11thB3867700
12thB30295601
13thA2451100
14thA30461100
15thB30121100
16thB30321100
17thB34051100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1988

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1988: 154.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1988

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1988: 182.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1988, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years