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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1997, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (438), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1997
463
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
645
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight40086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious619.5%
  • Slight57890%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 463, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.5%)
  • February44 (9.5%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July44 (9.5%)
  • August36 (7.8%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October43 (9.3%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December41 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (7.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (67%)
  • Wet or damp148 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph194 (42%)
  • 40 mph87 (19%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (16%)
  • 70 mph86 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (24%)
  • Roundabout43 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (72%)
  • Passenger137 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car755 (82%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1997.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1997

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1997: 72, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3072103012
2ndM3497231
3rdA322488218
4thA325364511
5thB3411293404
6thB311223104
7thA319192604
8thA321183101
9thA331172002
10thB386132201
11thB3015101401
12thB30298800
13thA30464400
14thB30123301
15thB3833400
16thM251200

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1997

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1997: 146.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1997

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1997: 170.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years