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Epsom and Ewell road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2023, and 189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2022 (125), and casualties rose from 151.

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

Collisions in 2023
160
Up 28% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
189
Up 25% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epsom and Ewell in 2023

1.3% of collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Epsom and Ewell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight11974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4122%
  • Slight14677%

Epsom and Ewell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epsom and Ewell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 444 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 160, up 28% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 160
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (18%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.6%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March11 (6.9%)
  • April13 (8.1%)
  • May11 (6.9%)
  • June20 (13%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September8 (5%)
  • October15 (9.4%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (71%)
  • Wet or damp44 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph121 (76%)
  • 40 mph30 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (44%)
  • Pedestrian38 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (16%)
  • Cyclist21 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (21%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (65%)
  • Pedestrian38 (20%)
  • Passenger29 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (72%)
  • Motorcycle34 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epsom and Ewell in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epsom and Ewell had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2023.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Epsom and Ewell in 2023

Town, Epsom and Ewell, KT19 8TY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epsom and Ewell in 2023, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Epsom and Ewell with the most crashes in 2023

The A24 had the most collisions in Epsom and Ewell in 2023: 34, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epsom and Ewell, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA243439111
2ndA240182004
3rdB284162003
4thA2328801
5thB2906611
6thB22005702
7thA20224402
8thB2804500
9thA11100

Towns in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2023

Epsom had the most collisions of any town in Epsom and Ewell in 2023: 67.

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell: crashes in 2023

KT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epsom and Ewell in 2023: 70.

Latest crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Epsom and Ewell in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Epsom and Ewell road accidents in other years