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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1987, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1986 (339), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 1987
284
Down 16% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
363
Down 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight20974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight27475%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 284, down 16% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (21%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (9.9%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February15 (5.3%)
  • March23 (8.1%)
  • April17 (6%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June33 (12%)
  • July26 (9.2%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October27 (9.5%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December18 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (69%)
  • Wet or damp83 (29%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (81%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 60 mph17 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (77%)
  • Roundabout37 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (52%)
  • Cyclist58 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (11%)
  • 16 to 2091 (25%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3546 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (62%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (12%)
  • Motorcycle56 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Epsom and Ewell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1987.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1987

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1987: 67, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246778113
2ndB2843547115
3rdA240263404
4thB2200202304
5thA2022162203
6thB290132104
7thA232101201
8thB28091214
9thB2895502
10thB22302200
11thB2882200
12thA201101
13thA2171100
14thA231200

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1987

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1987: 101.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1987

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1987: 116.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years