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Mole Valley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1985, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (450), and casualties rose from 602.

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

Collisions in 1985
493
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
662
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious12525%
  • Slight36173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious15724%
  • Slight49875%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 493, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (9.1%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (3.9%)
  • February29 (5.9%)
  • March39 (7.9%)
  • April47 (9.5%)
  • May47 (9.5%)
  • June49 (9.9%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August48 (9.7%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October57 (12%)
  • November33 (6.7%)
  • December34 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded92 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (61%)
  • Wet or damp177 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph195 (40%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph163 (33%)
  • 70 mph73 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (20%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20193 (29%)
  • 21 to 25147 (22%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (66%)
  • Passenger175 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (69%)
  • Motorcycle137 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1985.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1985

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1985: 119, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24119173438
2ndA25516507
3rdA246233005
4thA245223004
5thB2122161603
6thA29121805
7thA243111602
8thB2033101305
9thA20039900
10thM2591400
11thB24308902
12thA2176700
13thB20323900
14thB21263302
15thA231100
16thA2441100
17thB22091100
18thB24501100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1985

Dorking and Great Bookham and Fetcham had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1985, with 58 each.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1985

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1985: 138.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years