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Mole Valley road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1986, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1985 (493), and casualties fell from 662.

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

Collisions in 1986
442
Down 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
594
Down 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45476%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 442, down 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7%)
  • February21 (4.8%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June41 (9.3%)
  • July25 (5.7%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded72 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (59%)
  • Wet or damp168 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph157 (36%)
  • 70 mph81 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (20%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20164 (28%)
  • 21 to 25104 (18%)
  • 26 to 3570 (12%)
  • 36 to 4561 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.9%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (66%)
  • Passenger150 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (68%)
  • Motorcycle115 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1986.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1986

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1986: 98, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2498145328
2ndA253338111
3rdM25224117
4thA246182304
5thA245162003
6thA243131503
7thA2003121302
8thB2122121406
9thB203381611
10thA2961502
11thB20325802
12thB24305701
13thB21264402
14thB22094801
15thA2443302
16thA2172200
17thB20381100
18thB24501100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1986

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1986: 54.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1986

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1986: 113.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years