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Mole Valley road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2005, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2004 (368), and casualties rose from 487.

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

Collisions in 2005
400
Up 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
570
Up 17% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight34386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious569.8%
  • Slight50889%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 400, up 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March30 (7.5%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May39 (9.8%)
  • June36 (9%)
  • July28 (7%)
  • August46 (12%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (67%)
  • Wet or damp115 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph162 (41%)
  • 40 mph88 (22%)
  • 50 mph32 (8%)
  • 60 mph59 (15%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (20%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2073 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (71%)
  • Passenger125 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (76%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2005.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2005

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2005, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2005

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2005: 70, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24709129
2ndM25447114
3rdA25436406
4thA243213303
5thA245132002
6thA29132213
7thA244111601
8thB2122111611
9thA246101003
10thA20035700
11thA2175600
12thB20334400
13thB21263401
14thB24303400
15thB24503501
16thA231300
17thB20321100
18thB20381101
19thB22091100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2005

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2005: 49.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2005

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2005: 125.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years