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Mole Valley road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2003, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (419), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 2003
377
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
529
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious3810%
  • Slight33489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious448.3%
  • Slight48091%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 377, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.3%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March34 (9%)
  • April25 (6.6%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December27 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (71%)
  • Wet or damp99 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Mud4 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph107 (28%)
  • 40 mph106 (28%)
  • 50 mph46 (12%)
  • 60 mph49 (13%)
  • 70 mph68 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (30%)
  • Roundabout34 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (21%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (76%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car553 (75%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mole Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mole Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2003.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2003

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2003, with 49 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2003

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2003: 74, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA247410417
2ndM256811315
3rdA25283701
4thA243172010
5thA217101201
6thA245101502
7thA246101403
8thA29101702
9thB2122101100
10thB203391400
11thB243071000
12thA20036700
13thB20324401
14thA2443410
15thB21263501
16thA232310
17thB24502402
18thB21271401

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2003

Ashtead had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2003: 35.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2003

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2003: 123.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years