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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2001, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (263), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 2001
241
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
339
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2001 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious239.5%
  • Slight21690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious288.3%
  • Slight30991%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 241, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.1%)
  • February19 (7.9%)
  • March14 (5.8%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May9 (3.7%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July19 (7.9%)
  • August21 (8.7%)
  • September18 (7.5%)
  • October21 (8.7%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (66%)
  • Wet or damp78 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph179 (74%)
  • 40 mph59 (24%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (15%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (63%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3570 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (65%)
  • Passenger69 (20%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2001.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2001

Town, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8TY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2001, with 53 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2001

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2001: 59, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24599303
2ndA240375114
3rdB284274003
4thB2200141703
5thA232111200
6thA202291201
7thB28091301
8thB29051001
9thB22211100
10thB2881100
11thB2891100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2001

Ewell had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2001: 93.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2001

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2001: 106.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years