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Mole Valley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1996, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (493), and casualties rose from 711.

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

Collisions in 1996
541
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
758
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight44883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious8912%
  • Slight65687%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 541, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday81 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.8%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April43 (7.9%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June47 (8.7%)
  • July62 (11%)
  • August40 (7.4%)
  • September37 (6.8%)
  • October37 (6.8%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December42 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (63%)
  • Wet or damp176 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph210 (39%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph183 (34%)
  • 70 mph79 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (17%)
  • Roundabout55 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20105 (14%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35179 (24%)
  • 36 to 4596 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7535 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (71%)
  • Passenger185 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car827 (77%)
  • Motorcycle86 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 158th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1996

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1996: 91, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2491127115
2ndA254868111
3rdM25478408
4thA243283421
5thA29203404
6thA245192102
7thA2003131502
8thA246131712
9thB2122111200
10thA244101710
11thB212691304
12thB243091402
13thA21771000
14thB20325701
15thB20335700
16thB21272401
17thA231100
18thB20381101
19thB22091100
20thB24501100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1996

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1996: 53.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1996

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1996: 167.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years