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Mole Valley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1983, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1982 (478), and casualties fell from 647.

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

Collisions in 1983
411
Down 14% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
555
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9623%
  • Slight30875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight43478%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 411, down 14% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (10%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February19 (4.6%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June29 (7.1%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September48 (12%)
  • October28 (6.8%)
  • November36 (8.8%)
  • December42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (60%)
  • Wet or damp150 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (47%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph127 (31%)
  • 70 mph41 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (10%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (24%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20188 (34%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (12%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (66%)
  • Passenger145 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (65%)
  • Motorcycle133 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1983.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1983

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1983: 67, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246797116
2ndA25405417
3rdA243293527
4thA2003181903
5thA245151702
6thA246131712
7thA29111802
8thA201291101
9thA2177910
10thB203361001
11thA2444501
12thB21264602
13thB22093501
14thB20322302
15thA231100
16thB20381100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1983

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1983: 54.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1983

KT22 and RH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1983, with 104 each.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years