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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1986, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (326), and casualties rose from 411.

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

Collisions in 1986
339
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
428
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8625%
  • Slight25074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight32977%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 339, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (19%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February34 (10%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April21 (6.2%)
  • May15 (4.4%)
  • June20 (5.9%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August32 (9.4%)
  • September26 (7.7%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December33 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (37%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (64%)
  • Wet or damp103 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (78%)
  • 40 mph65 (19%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (78%)
  • Roundabout48 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (52%)
  • Pedestrian70 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20104 (24%)
  • 21 to 2579 (18%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4527 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (62%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian70 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (69%)
  • Motorcycle68 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1986.

Collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1986

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1986: 70, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA247085015
2ndB2843953016
3rdA240384218
4thB2200232706
5thB290192506
6thA2022172403
7thA232161705
8thB289121402
9thB280101601
10thB2883810
11thA2171100
12thA231200
13thB22171101
14thB22211200

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1986

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1986: 124.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1986

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1986: 132.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years