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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2021, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2020 (184), and casualties fell from 245.

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

Collisions in 2021
188
Up 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
238
Down 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2021

1.6% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight14979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19582%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 188, up 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 188
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (7.4%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9%)
  • February4 (2.1%)
  • March9 (4.8%)
  • April14 (7.4%)
  • May16 (8.5%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July18 (9.6%)
  • August11 (5.9%)
  • September15 (8%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December18 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (71%)
  • Wet or damp50 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph76 (40%)
  • 40 mph42 (22%)
  • 50 mph30 (16%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (12%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (13%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (21%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (18%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (74%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2021.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2021

St Michaels, Surrey Heath, GU15 3QL area and Town, Surrey Heath, GU15 3UF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2021, with 20 collisions each.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2021

The A30 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2021: 23, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30232923
2ndA322222814
3rdA325131601
4thA331131901
5thM3132606
6thB3411121401
7thA3199903
8thB31181404
9thB30153301
10thB3833300
11thA12200
12thA30462200

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2021

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2021: 61.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2021

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2021: 74.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years