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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2008, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (193), and casualties fell from 256.

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

Collisions in 2008
171
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
218
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2008

None of the collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2008 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight14987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight19589%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 171, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 171
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February12 (7%)
  • March9 (5.3%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May15 (8.8%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July14 (8.2%)
  • August7 (4.1%)
  • September13 (7.6%)
  • October16 (9.4%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December8 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (9.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (72%)
  • Wet or damp46 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (77%)
  • 40 mph37 (22%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (56%)
  • Pedestrian32 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (68%)
  • Passenger37 (17%)
  • Pedestrian32 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (71%)
  • Motorcycle31 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.4%)
  • Other vehicle23 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2008.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2008

Ewell Village, Epsom and Ewell, KT17 1UZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2008, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2008

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2008: 49, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24496203
2ndB2200181902
3rdA240152304
4thB284132204
5thA2022101001
6thB2805700
7thB2894601
8thA2323300
9thB2903700
10thB2882200

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2008

Ewell had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2008: 61.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2008

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2008: 85.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2008.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years