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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1998, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (246), and casualties rose from 301.

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

Collisions in 1998
259
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
309
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 1998

None of the collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1998 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26987%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 259, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 259
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February15 (5.8%)
  • March20 (7.7%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May17 (6.6%)
  • June25 (9.7%)
  • July12 (4.6%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September24 (9.3%)
  • October24 (9.3%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (71%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (80%)
  • 40 mph47 (18%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (15%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (22%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (70%)
  • Passenger62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1998.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 1998

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 1998: 56, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24566905
2ndB284333700
3rdA240263805
4thB2200151600
5thA232101201
6thA202281000
7thB2907902
8thA2174403
9thB2804502
10thB22213300
11thB2882201
12thB2892201
13thA20431100
14thA22001100
15thA2241101
16thB22181100
17thB22191200
18thB22201100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1998

Ewell had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 1998: 80.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 1998

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 1998: 97.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years