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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2018, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (235), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2018
211
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
290
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4622%
  • Slight16377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5820%
  • Slight23079%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 211, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 211
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (10%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February19 (9%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April11 (5.2%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August15 (7.1%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October9 (4.3%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December16 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (75%)
  • Wet or damp47 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (45%)
  • 40 mph45 (21%)
  • 50 mph36 (17%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph30 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (28%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (19%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (72%)
  • Passenger57 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (79%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2018.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2018

Frimley, Surrey Heath, GU16 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Surrey Heath in 2018, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2018

The A30 and M3 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2018, with 28 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30284017
2ndM3283606
3rdA322254213
4thA325132202
5thB3411111801
6thA30467803
7thA31971303
8thA33171004
9thB30156700
10thB3116801
11thB3833300
12thB3863300

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2018

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2018: 71.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2018

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2018: 76.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years