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Mole Valley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1979, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,022 collisions in Mole Valley.

Collisions in 1979
455
Casualties in 1979
637
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1979

3.5% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious11225%
  • Slight32772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious13922%
  • Slight48276%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 455.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.3%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July43 (9.5%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September42 (9.2%)
  • October34 (7.5%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December45 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other31 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (58%)
  • Wet or damp166 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (48%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph141 (31%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20195 (31%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (63%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (65%)
  • Motorcycle144 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Mole Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mole Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1979.

Collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1979

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1979: 83, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2483136327
2ndA25638849
3rdA243222403
4thA2012212203
5thA246192612
6thA245161905
7thA2003131716
8thA2981905
9thA2175701
10thB20325811
11thB20335713
12thB21265700
13thA231100
14thB21271100
15thB22091200

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1979

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1979: 58.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1979

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1979: 123.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years