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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2005, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2004 (239), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2005
209
Down 13% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
266
Down 21% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2005 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious199.1%
  • Slight18789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious217.9%
  • Slight24291%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 209, down 13% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 209
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (10%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (19%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.6%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May12 (5.7%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July14 (6.7%)
  • August20 (9.6%)
  • September15 (7.2%)
  • October10 (4.8%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December20 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (8.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (70%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph160 (77%)
  • 40 mph47 (22%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (20%)
  • 21 to 2539 (15%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (20%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (73%)
  • Passenger46 (17%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2005.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2005

Town, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8TY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2005, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2005

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2005: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24536005
2ndB284263600
3rdA240213211
4thB2200131403
5thB28081011
6thA2327702
7thA20226800
8thB2904801
9thB2881100
10thB2891101

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2005

Ewell had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2005: 77.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2005

KT17 and KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2005, with 84 each.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years