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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2016
246
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
332
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2016

None of the collisions in Surrey Heath in 2016 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2510%
  • Slight22190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious267.8%
  • Slight30692%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 246, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday53 (22%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.1%)
  • February20 (8.1%)
  • March20 (8.1%)
  • April13 (5.3%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June18 (7.3%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September24 (9.8%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December20 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (9.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (70%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (49%)
  • 40 mph49 (20%)
  • 50 mph53 (22%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (24%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3569 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (19%)
  • 46 to 5561 (18%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (77%)
  • Passenger52 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2016.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2016

The A30 and M3 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2016, with 33 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30334901
2ndM3336004
3rdA322212502
4thB3411171902
5thB311152201
6thA319142001
7thA325121402
8thA331111401
9thB301581101
10thA30464601
11thB30294401
12thB3864500
13thB3832300
14thB30121100

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2016

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2016: 87.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years