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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2018, and 193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (166), and casualties fell from 205.

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

Collisions in 2018
159
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
193
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15480%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 159, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 159
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (20%)
  • Wednesday29 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.8%)
  • February13 (8.2%)
  • March10 (6.3%)
  • April9 (5.7%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June10 (6.3%)
  • July15 (9.4%)
  • August8 (5%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November13 (8.2%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (75%)
  • Wet or damp39 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (77%)
  • 40 mph35 (22%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (52%)
  • Cyclist31 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (18%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (68%)
  • Passenger32 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (12%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2018.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2018

Ewell Village, Epsom and Ewell, KT17 1UZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2018, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2018

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2018: 26, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24262907
2ndA240202804
3rdB284131623
4thB22007800
5thB2906801
6thB2803311
7thA20222200
8thA2322201
9thA11101
10thB2881200
11thB2891100
12thB2911100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2018

Ewell had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2018: 54.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2018

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2018: 60.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2018, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years