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KT16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
5,817
360th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,180
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
89 people killed
Serious collisions
868
1,039 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KT16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal801.4%
  • Serious86815%
  • Slight4,86984%

What the data shows

  • KT16 had 857 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 1,256 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in KT16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 636 children under 16 were killed or injured in KT16, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in KT16.

Where KT16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
360th
Most casualties
297th
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
596th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday829 (14%)
  • Tuesday871 (15%)
  • Wednesday843 (14%)
  • Thursday937 (16%)
  • Friday1,001 (17%)
  • Saturday712 (12%)
  • Sunday624 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,137 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit945 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting519 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown182 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,244 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway1,828 (31%)
  • Roundabout430 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road211 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded104 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,990 (34%)
  • 40 mph929 (16%)
  • 50 mph350 (6%)
  • 60 mph956 (16%)
  • 70 mph1,569 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,454 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds700 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other197 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded257 (4.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,837 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist890 (11%)
  • Cyclist591 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian401 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant226 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)109 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KT16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KT16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KT16 peaked at 183 in 1989; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255685
20246390
202383101
202277112
20217291
20206893
201995137
2018108140
2017128182
2016107151
2015123177
201498158
2013121180
2012121176
2011130194
2010116169
2009110170
2008134212
2007138210
2006165251
2005149217
2004155225
2003111154
2002130191
2001145214
2000154221
1999161230
1998158212
1997159205
1996151218
1995153224
1994147203
1993137196
1992134183
199199137
1990140185
1989183251
1988165223
1987147201
1986135187
1985116143
1984115151
1983113139
1982110160
1981115156
1980102129
1979120146

Map of recent crashes in KT16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KT16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KT16

The 24 most recent collisions in KT16 happened between 18 August and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KT16

The A320 has the most collisions in KT16, 1,516 of 5,817 (26%), followed by the M25 (1,049).

Collisions in KT16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3201,5162,09021207
2ndM251,0491,6198110
3rdM35708751780
4thB375531659382
5thB386413600791
6thA317255330139
7thB387182241030
8thA319110153625
9thB38894156128
10thB312189119120
11thA2443300
12thA3183300

Council areas covering KT16

Collisions in KT16 were recorded in 5 council areas. Runnymede has 5,430 of 5,817 (93%).

Collisions in KT16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRunnymede5,4307,63877804
2ndSurrey Heath200295036
3rdSpelthorne101126318
4thElmbridge638606
5thWoking193004

Towns in KT16

Collisions in KT16 were recorded in 6 towns, led by Chertsey (1,917) and Byfleet, New Haw and West Byfleet (349).