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Mole Valley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1981, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (460), and casualties fell from 631.

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

Collisions in 1981
463
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
617
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight33372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious14323%
  • Slight46375%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 463, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.7%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June41 (8.9%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September45 (9.7%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December25 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (59%)
  • Wet or damp163 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (44%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph169 (37%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20187 (30%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (63%)
  • Passenger159 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (65%)
  • Motorcycle154 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1981.

Collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1981

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1981: 100, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24100137333
2ndA256386120
3rdA243232406
4thA245192521
5thA246192205
6thA29132105
7thA2012111301
8thA20036700
9thB20325711
10thB20335702
11thB21265801
12thA2173510
13thA2443402
14thB22093502
15thB20382200
16thB21272301

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1981

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1981: 60.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1981

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1981: 117.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years