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GU18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in the GU18 postcode district, Surrey Heath, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 147 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
773
2,290th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,108
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
27 people killed
Serious collisions
147
194 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GU18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal233%
  • Serious14719%
  • Slight60378%

What the data shows

  • GU18 had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 157 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in GU18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 75 children under 16 were killed or injured in GU18, 6.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in GU18.

Where GU18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,290th
Most casualties
2,282nd
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,357th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday141 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (28%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (33%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph71 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph226 (29%)
  • 70 mph186 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds600 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant792 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (14%)
  • Pedestrian59 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GU18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GU18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GU18 peaked at 27 in 1982; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241217
2023916
20221427
20211727
2020913
2019811
20181223
20171619
20161318
20152027
2014916
20131722
20121317
20111320
20102629
20091524
20081721
2007915
20061827
20051315
20042041
20031524
200258
20011622
20001316
19991524
19982640
19971923
19961623
19951419
19942235
19932226
19921821
19912131
19902142
19892331
19882631
19871924
19861929
19852332
19841826
19831725
19822732
19811729
19801115
19792125

Map of recent crashes in GU18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GU18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GU18

The 24 most recent collisions in GU18 happened between 4 November 2023 and 16 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GU18

The B311 has the most collisions in GU18, 229 of 773 (30%), followed by the A322 (173).

Collisions in GU18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB311229349850
2ndA3221732851441
3rdM3467208

Council area for GU18

GU18 is in Surrey Heath, where police recorded 16,486 collisions from 1979 to 2025. GU18 accounts for 4.7% of them.

Towns in GU18

Collisions in GU18 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Lightwater (324) and West End and Chobham (12).