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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1991, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (283), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 1991
268
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
321
Down 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1991

0.7% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6223%
  • Slight20476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7022%
  • Slight24978%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 268, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 268
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February16 (6%)
  • March22 (8.2%)
  • April18 (6.7%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August25 (9.3%)
  • September22 (8.2%)
  • October18 (6.7%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December18 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (74%)
  • Wet or damp63 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (79%)
  • 40 mph43 (16%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (50%)
  • Cyclist53 (17%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (16%)
  • 26 to 3559 (18%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (69%)
  • Passenger58 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (11%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Epsom and Ewell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1991.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1991

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1991: 68, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246883017
2ndB284293708
3rdA240233006
4thA2022192414
5thB2200191907
6thB280111103
7thB290101101
8thA23291401
9thB2884501
10thB2862200
11thB2892501
12thB2781100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1991

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1991: 109.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1991

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1991: 109.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years