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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1982, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1981 (392), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 1982
444
Up 13% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
571
Up 19% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1982 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight48385%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 444, up 13% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February24 (5.4%)
  • March38 (8.6%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May37 (8.3%)
  • June43 (9.7%)
  • July56 (13%)
  • August31 (7%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October33 (7.4%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (68%)
  • Wet or damp123 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (77%)
  • 40 mph87 (20%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (22%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20156 (27%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (63%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (68%)
  • Motorcycle128 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Epsom and Ewell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1982.

Collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1982

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1982: 75, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2475100112
2ndA240638546
3rdB284425016
4thB2200333914
5thB290294405
6thA232202503
7thA2022172011
8thB280162803
9thA20437700
10thB2897701
11thB22214401
12thB2883400
13thA22001300
14thB20321200
15thB2911100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1982

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1982: 147.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1982

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1982: 162.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years