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Mole Valley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1987, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1986 (442), and casualties rose from 594.

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

Collisions in 1987
509
Up 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
686
Up 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9519%
  • Slight40179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight55280%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 509, up 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (11%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.1%)
  • February29 (5.7%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April45 (8.8%)
  • May46 (9%)
  • June54 (11%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August42 (8.3%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October46 (9%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December45 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (49%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded148 (29%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (54%)
  • Wet or damp223 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph186 (37%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph152 (30%)
  • 70 mph105 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (23%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20174 (25%)
  • 21 to 25114 (17%)
  • 26 to 35116 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (65%)
  • Passenger189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (72%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 171st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1987

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1987: 117, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24117163522
2ndA254269210
3rdM25385924
4thA246182401
5thA245161803
6thA243121500
7thA29121913
8thB2122101401
9thB2126101005
10thA200391001
11thA2176801
12thA2446701
13thB20336722
14thB24306601
15thB20325801
16thB22094401
17thA232202
18thB24502301
19thB20381100
20thB21271100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1987

Ashtead had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1987: 54.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1987

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1987: 151.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years