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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1996, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1995 (396), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 1996
438
Up 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
621
Up 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight37285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight54087%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 438, up 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.4%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March28 (6.4%)
  • April38 (8.7%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June24 (5.5%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November55 (13%)
  • December38 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (67%)
  • Wet or damp133 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (39%)
  • 40 mph78 (18%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (18%)
  • 70 mph91 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (26%)
  • Roundabout44 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (71%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (70%)
  • Passenger127 (20%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (81%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1996.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1996

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1996: 71, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307110219
2ndA322548018
3rdM3507314
4thA325324806
5thA321212302
6thA331212702
7thA319172502
8thB311172301
9thB386121612
10thB341191403
11thB30156901
12thB30294401
13thA30463502
14thB30122200
15thB3831200

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1996

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1996: 135.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1996

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1996: 159.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years