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Mole Valley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,022 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025, and 24,704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 294 were fatal and 3,222 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 247 collisions, up 25% on 2024 (197), and casualties rose from 246 to 299.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,022
156th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,704
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
294
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
247
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity in Mole Valley

1.6% of collisions in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2941.6%
  • Serious3,22218%
  • Slight14,50680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3151.3%
  • Serious3,73015%
  • Slight20,65984%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. In 2025 there were 247, up 25% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 247
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025247299
2024197246
2023258337
2022232294
2021193256
2020220283
2019247336
2018260341
2017281356
2016340438
2015291358
2014337454
2013345447
2012315441
2011340471
2010334469
2009293366
2008310421
2007287414
2006345507
2005400570
2004368487
2003377529
2002419603
2001395553
2000409596
1999444616
1998479689
1997457657
1996541758
1995493711
1994447636
1993428636
1992444635
1991457616
1990556737
1989567795
1988508715
1987509686
1986442594
1985493662
1984450602
1983411555
1982478647
1981463617
1980460631
1979455637

When and where crashes happen in Mole Valley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,415 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,511 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,524 (14%)
  • Thursday2,666 (15%)
  • Friday2,937 (16%)
  • Saturday2,409 (13%)
  • Sunday2,560 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59679 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59267 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,632 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,769 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,153 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,234 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,712 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,576 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,311 (7.3%)
  • February1,192 (6.6%)
  • March1,395 (7.7%)
  • April1,406 (7.8%)
  • May1,568 (8.7%)
  • June1,648 (9.1%)
  • July1,732 (9.6%)
  • August1,562 (8.7%)
  • September1,536 (8.5%)
  • October1,661 (9.2%)
  • November1,601 (8.9%)
  • December1,410 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,134 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,141 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,094 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown561 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit87 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,101 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,449 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds268 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds223 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist178 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds96 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.1%)
  • Other659 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1,037 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,363 (63%)
  • Wet or damp6,037 (33%)
  • Frost or ice459 (2.5%)
  • Snow75 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep41 (0.2%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph54 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph7,000 (39%)
  • 40 mph2,963 (16%)
  • 50 mph1,248 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph4,187 (23%)
  • 70 mph2,561 (14%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,400 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway3,573 (20%)
  • Roundabout1,300 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road437 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded312 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,029 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist3,464 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,214 (9%)
  • Pedestrian1,664 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant563 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)313 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant160 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant141 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant69 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (0.2%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5370 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10565 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151,105 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 204,300 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,271 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,551 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,363 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,741 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,774 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 751,105 (4.5%)
  • Over 75919 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded640 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,413 (70%)
  • Passenger5,627 (23%)
  • Pedestrian1,664 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,316 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,499 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,308 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,320 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,260 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle400 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach277 (0.8%)
  • Minibus106 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown41 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Mole Valley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mole Valley

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 Mole Valley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 156th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
156th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
193rdEast Devon18,43725,6763734,304
194thRunnymede18,19525,3372292,777
195thNewport18,18824,4033033,415
196thMole Valley (this area)18,02224,7042943,222
197thWokingham17,73623,5762863,023
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme17,61624,2572882,226
199thEast Hertfordshire17,48924,4173033,437

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley, with 732 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025: 3,512, including 89 fatal and 697 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA243,5124,95789697
2ndA251,7602,38140334
3rdM251,5292,43819164
4thA2438261,0958112
5thA245569688488
6thA246529738898
7thA2942571019112
8thA2003382468463
9thB2122311386149
10thB2033291417672
11thA217243337338
12thA244203270222
13thB2430198249431
14thB2126182250550
15thB2032175264542
16thA20128799013
17thB245073110116
18thB22096989018
19thA236279110
20thB21274568015

Towns in Mole Valley

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025: 2,058.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025: 5,321.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Mole Valley, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity