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Mole Valley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1984, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (411), and casualties rose from 555.

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

Collisions in 1984
450
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
602
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1984

2% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight34076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight47178%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 450, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.3%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March20 (4.4%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May57 (13%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August24 (5.3%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November42 (9.3%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (59%)
  • Wet or damp171 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (42%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph160 (36%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (20%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20161 (27%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (66%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (68%)
  • Motorcycle116 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1984.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1984

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1984: 94, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2494129128
2ndA256388215
3rdA243192202
4thA2003172017
5thA29172815
6thA245131502
7thA246132613
8thA2012111201
9thB20336800
10thA2175801
11thB21265622
12thB22093300
13thA2442400
14thB20382200
15thA231100
16thA3201100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1984

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1984: 72.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1984

RH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1984: 138.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years