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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1989, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (456), and casualties rose from 594.

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

Collisions in 1989
478
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
637
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight39082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight53183%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 478, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday101 (21%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.4%)
  • February41 (8.6%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April26 (5.4%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June44 (9.2%)
  • July44 (9.2%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December32 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (67%)
  • Wet or damp148 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (45%)
  • 40 mph83 (17%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph90 (19%)
  • 70 mph64 (13%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (23%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Cyclist73 (11%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5%)
  • 16 to 20162 (25%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.2%)
  • Over 754 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (66%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (75%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1989.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1989

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1989: 90, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3090115019
2ndA322486328
3rdM3468234
4thA321313604
5thA325314116
6thB3411293615
7thB311212703
8thB386152213
9thB3015142212
10thA319121611
11thB3838800
12thA30465700
13thB30293501
14thB30122201
15thA30151100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1989

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1989: 164.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1989

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1989: 193.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years