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Surrey Heath road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 1998, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (463), and casualties rose from 645.

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

Collisions in 1998
457
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
649
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight38384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight55886%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 457, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.6%)
  • February38 (8.3%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April44 (9.6%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October29 (6.3%)
  • November27 (5.9%)
  • December34 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (74%)
  • Wet or damp117 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph161 (35%)
  • 40 mph107 (23%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (16%)
  • 70 mph94 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (23%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 20104 (16%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 35145 (22%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (76%)
  • Passenger118 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (82%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1998.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 1998

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 1998: 78, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3078103111
2ndM35810208
3rdA322467208
4thA325446122
5thB3411212605
6thA331192903
7thB311182414
8thA319132303
9thA321121702
10thB386121702
11thB301591402
12thB30123502
13thB3833701
14thB30292201

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1998

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 1998: 131.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 1998

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 1998: 155.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years