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Mole Valley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1988, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (509), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1988
508
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
715
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious9819%
  • Slight40179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight59283%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 508, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.5%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April36 (7.1%)
  • May44 (8.7%)
  • June39 (7.7%)
  • July67 (13%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September39 (7.7%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December32 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (52%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded137 (27%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (55%)
  • Wet or damp216 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph190 (37%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph162 (32%)
  • 70 mph103 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (22%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20177 (25%)
  • 21 to 25110 (15%)
  • 26 to 35116 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (64%)
  • Passenger220 (31%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car712 (73%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1988.

Collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1988

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1988: 129, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24129183527
2ndA25486028
3rdM25345417
4thA243172705
5thA245141502
6thA2003131801
7thA29122703
8thA246111802
9thB2122101302
10thA24491300
11thB203361002
12thB24306801
13thB20324701
14thB24504801
15thA232201
16thB22092201
17thA2171101
18thB20381100
19thB21261101

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1988

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1988: 56.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1988

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1988: 140.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years