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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2017, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2016 (156), and casualties rose from 179.

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

Collisions in 2017
166
Up 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
205
Up 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1911%
  • Slight14688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious199.3%
  • Slight18590%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 166, up 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 166
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (22%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.2%)
  • February14 (8.4%)
  • March14 (8.4%)
  • April12 (7.2%)
  • May12 (7.2%)
  • June16 (9.6%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August16 (9.6%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October9 (5.4%)
  • November22 (13%)
  • December9 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (73%)
  • Wet or damp43 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph134 (81%)
  • 40 mph30 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (18%)
  • Cyclist34 (17%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (21%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (69%)
  • Passenger41 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2017.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2017

Town, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8TY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2017, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2017

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2017: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24243203
2ndA240162012
3rdB284131301
4thB2200111402
5thB2806601
6thB2906701
7thA2325701
8thA20223300
9thB22212500
10thA251100
11thA4201100
12thB2381100
13thB2891100
14thB33791100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2017

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2017: 55.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2017

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2017: 63.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years