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Mole Valley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 1998, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (457), and casualties rose from 657.

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

Collisions in 1998
479
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
689
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Mole Valley in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight41186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious7010%
  • Slight61089%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 479, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February36 (7.5%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June42 (8.8%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September39 (8.1%)
  • October44 (9.2%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (61%)
  • Wet or damp176 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (40%)
  • 40 mph90 (19%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph123 (26%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (16%)
  • Roundabout50 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20100 (15%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded44 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (74%)
  • Passenger139 (20%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (73%)
  • Motorcycle92 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1998.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 1998

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 1998: 106, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24106171217
2ndA25333601
3rdM25274704
4thA243263402
5thA245222601
6thA246162701
7thA29152225
8thB2122152302
9thA2003101200
10thA217101712
11thA24481201
12thB203381002
13thB21267810
14thB24504601
15thA233300
16thB24303300
17thB20321100
18thB20381200

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 1998

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 1998: 52.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 1998

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 1998: 159.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years