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Lightwater road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Lightwater, Surrey Heath, from 1979 to 2025, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
332
1,462nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
415
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
47
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lightwater

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28486%

What the data shows

  • Lightwater had 49 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 49 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Lightwater were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lightwater, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Lightwater.

Where Lightwater ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,462nd
Most casualties
1,492nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,806th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph232 (70%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph30 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant249 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lightwater road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lightwater, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lightwater peaked at 16 in 1985; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202457
202333
202256
2021812
202055
201923
201833
201778
201667
201567
201423
201369
201211
201144
201055
200969
2008910
200734
200678
200578
2004710
200346
200212
2001611
200066
199955
199866
199789
199655
1995813
19941119
19931315
1992911
1991814
19901015
19891012
19881414
19871010
19861016
19851620
198488
19831114
19821414
198178
198045
19791620

Map of recent crashes in Lightwater

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lightwater

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lightwater

The 24 most recent collisions in Lightwater happened between 9 September 2021 and 16 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lightwater

The B311 has the most collisions in Lightwater, 37 of 332 (11%), followed by the A322 (26).

Collisions in Lightwater on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB311375407
2ndA322264004
3rdM36700

Council area for Lightwater

Lightwater is in Surrey Heath, where police recorded 16,486 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lightwater accounts for 2% of them.

Postcode districts in Lightwater

Collisions in Lightwater were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by GU18 (324) and GU19 (8).