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Mole Valley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1980, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (455), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 1980
460
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
631
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight33573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious14523%
  • Slight47976%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 460, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (10%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June43 (9.3%)
  • July43 (9.3%)
  • August32 (7%)
  • September42 (9.1%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December21 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Other35 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (62%)
  • Wet or damp159 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (45%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph154 (33%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (25%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7%)
  • 16 to 20200 (32%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 3575 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (67%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (64%)
  • Motorcycle159 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Mole Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mole Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1980.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1980

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1980: 75, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2475106019
2ndA255992123
3rdA243262907
4thA246263405
5thA245202208
6thA2012182203
7thA29142422
8thB2032141812
9thB2033101502
10thA200381102
11thA2444503
12thB20382200
13thB21262201
14thB21272501
15thA2171300
16thA231100
17thB22091100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1980

Leatherhead had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1980: 60.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1980

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1980: 131.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years