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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1988, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1987 (284), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 1988
354
Up 25% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
424
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9527%
  • Slight25672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious10425%
  • Slight31675%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 354, up 25% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday76 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.6%)
  • February30 (8.5%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August31 (8.8%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November28 (7.9%)
  • December26 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (79%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout32 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (24%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (69%)
  • Motorcycle72 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1988.

Collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1988

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1988: 80, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA248099125
2ndB2844754013
3rdA240404819
4thA232222508
5thB2200202203
6thB280182003
7thB290172404
8thA2022151705
9thB28991112
10thB2882302
11thA2171100
12thB2861100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1988

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1988: 138.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1988

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1988: 135.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years