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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2008, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (363), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 2008
355
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
521
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight31589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious377.1%
  • Slight48092%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 355, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.6%)
  • February16 (4.5%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May28 (7.9%)
  • June32 (9%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August25 (7%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (42%)
  • 40 mph73 (21%)
  • 50 mph28 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (12%)
  • 70 mph60 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (28%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (69%)
  • Passenger126 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (80%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2008.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2008

Frimley, Surrey Heath, GU16 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Surrey Heath in 2008, with 57 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2008

The M3 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2008: 49, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3498231
2ndA30374905
3rdA322283802
4thA325222902
5thA331203914
6thA319182904
7thA321182905
8thB3411172500
9thB311111602
10thB386111400
11thB3015101701
12thB30127701
13thA30465802
14thB38351100
15thB30292200

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2008

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2008: 105.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2008

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2008: 121.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years