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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1990, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (312), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 1990
283
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
334
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1990

1.1% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight22580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight26981%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 283, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 283
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (9.9%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.8%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March20 (7.1%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May22 (7.8%)
  • June27 (9.5%)
  • July23 (8.1%)
  • August14 (4.9%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (73%)
  • Wet or damp73 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (76%)
  • 40 mph55 (19%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.4%)
  • 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 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2083 (25%)
  • 21 to 2558 (17%)
  • 26 to 3541 (12%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (64%)
  • Passenger76 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (75%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Epsom and Ewell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1990.

Collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1990

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1990: 62, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246272014
2ndB284434606
3rdA240303404
4thB2200182103
5thB290161815
6thA2022121501
7thA23291203
8thB28071111
9thB2895901
10thB2883401
11thA2172201
12thB2911100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1990

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1990: 116.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1990

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1990: 126.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years