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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2017, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (246), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2017
235
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
314
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27186%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 235, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 235
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March15 (6.4%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May15 (6.4%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July28 (12%)
  • August15 (6.4%)
  • September19 (8.1%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November22 (9.4%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (73%)
  • Wet or damp59 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (49%)
  • 40 mph44 (19%)
  • 50 mph55 (23%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (23%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (19%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (74%)
  • Passenger65 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2017.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2017

Bagshot, Surrey Heath, GU19 5NW area and Frimley, Surrey Heath, GU16 7AL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2017, with 30 collisions each.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2017

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2017: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30384905
2ndA322314703
3rdM3182702
4thA319121603
5thA325111302
6thA331111600
7thB311111806
8thB341191103
9thB30155501
10thB3865701
11thA30463500
12thB3832300
13thA31200
14thB30201100
15thB30691100

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2017

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2017: 68.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2017

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2017: 69.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years