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Mole Valley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1997, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1996 (541), and casualties fell from 758.

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

Collisions in 1997
457
Down 16% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
657
Down 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1997

1.8% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious558.4%
  • Slight59390%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 457, down 16% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April38 (8.3%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October33 (7.2%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (64%)
  • Wet or damp152 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph156 (34%)
  • 40 mph72 (16%)
  • 50 mph61 (13%)
  • 60 mph130 (28%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout45 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (70%)
  • Passenger158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1997.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1997

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1997: 98, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2498139213
2ndM25558604
3rdA25477937
4thA243181901
5thA245182501
6thA29142000
7thA24691412
8thA200371000
9thA2176600
10thA2446600
11thB24305600
12thB21224601
13thB20323300
14thB24503510
15thB20332200
16thB21262300
17thB22092301
18thB21271300

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1997

Ashtead had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1997: 40.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1997

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1997: 152.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1997, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years