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Cobham (Elmbridge) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,523 road traffic collisions in Cobham, Elmbridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,966 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 276 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,523
560th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,966
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
276
323 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cobham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious27618%
  • Slight1,23481%

What the data shows

  • Cobham had 235 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 311 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Cobham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 162 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cobham, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Cobham.

Where Cobham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
560th
Most casualties
547th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
539th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (12%)
  • Tuesday225 (15%)
  • Wednesday207 (14%)
  • Thursday226 (15%)
  • Friday261 (17%)
  • Saturday221 (15%)
  • Sunday193 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,093 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,379 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,139 (75%)
  • 40 mph232 (15%)
  • 50 mph34 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph71 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph38 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,169 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,196 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist275 (14%)
  • Cyclist214 (11%)
  • Pedestrian193 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cobham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cobham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cobham peaked at 61 in 1989; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252225
20241619
20232224
20222230
20212529
20202228
20191418
20183643
20172937
20162735
20154049
20143038
20132227
20122731
20112635
20103542
20093852
20082846
20073556
20063042
20053148
20042629
20032732
20023764
20014161
20003141
19992945
19984151
19975062
19963339
19953247
19943642
19934054
19923539
19914457
19903947
19896173
19884756
19874247
19864352
19854863
19844658
19835981
19825769
198112
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in Cobham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cobham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cobham

The 24 most recent collisions in Cobham happened between 8 December 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cobham

The A245 has the most collisions in Cobham, 434 of 1,523 (28%), followed by the A244 (258).

Collisions in Cobham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245434525477
2ndA244258366247
3rdA307182229233
4thB2805673110
5thA3466808

Council areas covering Cobham

Collisions in Cobham were recorded in 2 council areas. Elmbridge has 1,512 of 1,523 (99%).

Collisions in Cobham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stElmbridge1,5121,95313273
2ndKingston upon Thames8901

Postcode districts in Cobham

Collisions in Cobham were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by KT11 (1,122) and KT22 (363).