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Mole Valley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1989, and 795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (508), and casualties rose from 715.

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

Collisions in 1989
567
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
795
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight45981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight65582%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 567, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday102 (18%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.5%)
  • February39 (6.9%)
  • March47 (8.3%)
  • April49 (8.6%)
  • May40 (7.1%)
  • June54 (9.5%)
  • July55 (9.7%)
  • August56 (9.9%)
  • September49 (8.6%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November44 (7.8%)
  • December44 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded114 (20%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (61%)
  • Wet or damp210 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph212 (37%)
  • 40 mph60 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph185 (33%)
  • 70 mph103 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (21%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (13%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (22%)
  • 21 to 25129 (16%)
  • 26 to 35130 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7538 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (63%)
  • Passenger231 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (76%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Mole Valley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mole Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 169th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1989

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1989: 102, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24102149319
2ndM25517727
3rdA25425725
4thA243264607
5thA2003252605
6thA246212234
7thA29172925
8thA245131403
9thB2032101302
10thB2122101201
11thB24309902
12thA2178900
13thA2446601
14thB203351001
15thB21264901
16thB22092200
17thB24502300
18thA231100
19thB20381100
20thB21271100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1989

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1989: 79.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1989

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1989: 154.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years