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Surrey Heath road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Surrey Heath in 2023, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2022 (177), and casualties rose from 241.

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

Collisions in 2023
184
Up 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
252
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Surrey Heath in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Surrey Heath in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Surrey Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5228%
  • Slight13071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5321%
  • Slight19778%

Surrey Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Surrey Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 478 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 184, up 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 184
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (20%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April11 (6%)
  • May18 (9.8%)
  • June18 (9.8%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August9 (4.9%)
  • September9 (4.9%)
  • October18 (9.8%)
  • November25 (14%)
  • December18 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (66%)
  • Wet or damp61 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph73 (40%)
  • 40 mph41 (22%)
  • 50 mph36 (20%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph24 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (28%)
  • Roundabout11 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Surrey Heath in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (20%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (15%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (73%)
  • Passenger43 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Surrey Heath in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Surrey Heath had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2023.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Surrey Heath in 2023

Frimley, Surrey Heath, GU16 7AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Surrey Heath in 2023, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Surrey Heath with the most crashes in 2023

The A30 and M3 had the most collisions in Surrey Heath in 2023, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Surrey Heath, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30294009
2ndM3295108
3rdA322213403
4thB3411141816
5thB3119905
6thA32581005
7thA3196602
8thA3316602
9thB30155600
10thB30293501
11thB3862200
12thA30461200
13thB30201300

Towns in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2023

Camberley had the most collisions of any town in Surrey Heath in 2023: 48.

Postcode districts in Surrey Heath: crashes in 2023

GU15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Surrey Heath in 2023: 59.

Latest crashes in Surrey Heath in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Surrey Heath in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Surrey Heath road accidents in other years