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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2016, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2015 (182), and casualties fell from 209.

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

Collisions in 2016
156
Down 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
179
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2113%
  • Slight13486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2112%
  • Slight15788%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 156, down 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 156
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (21%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday28 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (9.6%)
  • Sunday12 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February8 (5.1%)
  • March12 (7.7%)
  • April13 (8.3%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June13 (8.3%)
  • July8 (5.1%)
  • August12 (7.7%)
  • September13 (8.3%)
  • October14 (9%)
  • November15 (9.6%)
  • December14 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (75%)
  • Wet or damp39 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (42%)
  • Cyclist39 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (21%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (68%)
  • Pedestrian34 (19%)
  • Passenger24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (15%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epsom and Ewell ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2016.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2016

Town, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8TY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2016, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2016

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2016: 39, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24394917
2ndB284192200
3rdA240151503
4thB22009904
5thB2903300
6thA20222200
7thA2322200
8thB2802200
9thB2881200
10thB2891100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2016

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2016: 62.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2016

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2016: 64.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2016, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years