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Mole Valley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1982, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (463), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1982
478
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
647
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious12226%
  • Slight34372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious14723%
  • Slight48775%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 478, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday84 (18%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.3%)
  • February15 (3.1%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April40 (8.4%)
  • May39 (8.2%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July46 (9.6%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October37 (7.7%)
  • November45 (9.4%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (62%)
  • Wet or damp155 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph199 (42%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph170 (36%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (26%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7%)
  • 16 to 20209 (32%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (12%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (67%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (64%)
  • Motorcycle157 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1982.

Collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1982

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1982: 102, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24102146430
2ndA255874318
3rdA243243204
4thA246212904
5thA2003192302
6thA2012161703
7thA245151903
8thA29132302
9thB2033102012
10thB21266902
11thB22096902
12thA24451100
13thA2172300
14thB20322200
15thB20372202
16thB20382200
17thB21272301
18thA231101

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1982

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1982: 70.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1982

RH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1982: 123.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years