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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2009, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2008 (171), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2009
177
Up 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
246
Up 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2009 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious169%
  • Slight16090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2510%
  • Slight22089%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 177, up 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (20%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February19 (11%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May16 (9%)
  • June17 (9.6%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September14 (7.9%)
  • October7 (4%)
  • November9 (5.1%)
  • December14 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (71%)
  • Wet or damp43 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (75%)
  • 40 mph44 (25%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (62%)
  • Cyclist39 (16%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (70%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (12%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (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 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2009.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2009

Town, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8TY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2009, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2009

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2009: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24446805
2ndB284222703
3rdA240202702
4thB2200121601
5thA20228800
6thB2805501
7thA2324901
8thB29041000
9thB2892700
10thB2881301

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2009

Ewell had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2009: 59.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2009

KT17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2009: 73.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years