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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1979, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,034 collisions in Epsom and Ewell.

Collisions in 1979
333
Casualties in 1979
403
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1979 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious247.2%
  • Slight30291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious246%
  • Slight37292%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 333.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025127158
2024114132
2023160189
2022125151
2021133151
2020114140
2019154195
2018159193
2017166205
2016156179
2015182209
2014177229
2013166209
2012184234
2011174230
2010132182
2009177246
2008171218
2007193256
2006183256
2005209266
2004239335
2003211270
2002217289
2001241339
2000263367
1999231295
1998259309
1997246301
1996230250
1995257304
1994255318
1993287355
1992274336
1991268321
1990283334
1989312358
1988354424
1987284363
1986339428
1985326411
1984444529
1983342453
1982444571
1981392481
1980347420
1979333403

When and where crashes happen in Epsom and Ewell in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April22 (6.6%)
  • May26 (7.8%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July24 (7.2%)
  • August24 (7.2%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds55 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other269 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (62%)
  • Wet or damp103 (31%)
  • Snow22 (6.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (78%)
  • 40 mph64 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (23%)
  • Roundabout30 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded196 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (26%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (63%)
  • Motorcycle110 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1979.

Collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1979

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1979: 64, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24648303
2ndB284536123
3rdA240516304
4thB2200222400
5thB290192500
6thA2022172201
7thB280131411
8thA23281110
9thB2894400
10thB2883400
11thA11100
12thA2841100

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1979, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years