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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2003, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (380), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 2003
353
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
509
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 2003 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious359.9%
  • Slight31589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious418.1%
  • Slight46591%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 353, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April23 (6.5%)
  • May35 (9.9%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July33 (9.3%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September33 (9.3%)
  • October35 (9.9%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (75%)
  • Wet or damp81 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (31%)
  • 40 mph80 (23%)
  • 50 mph26 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (15%)
  • 70 mph83 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (31%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (74%)
  • Passenger99 (19%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Surrey Heath

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Surrey Heath ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2003.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2003

Frimley, Surrey Heath, GU16 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Surrey Heath in 2003, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2003

The M3 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2003: 58, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3589116
2ndA30579704
3rdA322425601
4thA325233004
5thA331233110
6thA319162316
7thB311151802
8thB3411151800
9thA32191602
10thA30466702
11thB301561000
12thB3835601
13thB38641002
14thB30293300
15thB30202200
16thB30121200

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2003

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2003: 104.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2003

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2003: 120.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years