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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2012, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2011 (297), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 2012
320
Up 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
486
Up 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2012

None of the collisions in Surrey Heath in 2012 were fatal and 9.1% were serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious299.1%
  • Slight29191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious316.4%
  • Slight45594%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 320, up 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.4%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May25 (7.8%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July30 (9.4%)
  • August20 (6.3%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December30 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (65%)
  • Wet or damp102 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (36%)
  • 40 mph66 (21%)
  • 50 mph41 (13%)
  • 60 mph31 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph66 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (28%)
  • Roundabout41 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4583 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (71%)
  • Passenger129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (80%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2012.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2012

Frimley, Surrey Heath, GU16 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Surrey Heath in 2012, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2012

The M3 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2012: 55, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM35510205
2ndA30548405
3rdA322385801
4thB3411253302
5thA319182100
6thA331183201
7thB311121902
8thA325111400
9thB38681001
10thB301571100
11thB30125500
12thA30462902
13thB3832200
14thB30291100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2012

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2012: 95.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2012

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2012: 112.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years