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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1985, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 1984 (444), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 1985
326
Down 27% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
411
Down 22% on 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious9329%
  • Slight22970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious10526%
  • Slight30273%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 326, down 27% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February18 (5.5%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August21 (6.4%)
  • September30 (9.2%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November32 (9.8%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (70%)
  • Wet or damp88 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (75%)
  • 40 mph75 (23%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (78%)
  • Roundabout44 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (18%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Cyclist48 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20135 (33%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (62%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (68%)
  • Motorcycle85 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Epsom and Ewell

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1985.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1985

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1985: 88, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2488107027
2ndA2405577212
3rdB284313407
4thA232152406
5thB290151706
6thB2200121202
7thA20229903
8thB28071301
9thB2896802
10thB2882200
11thA20261201
12thA20431100
13thA2161101
14thA22001101
15thB22211100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1985

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1985: 114.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1985

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1985: 130.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years