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Mole Valley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2008, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2007 (287), and casualties rose from 414.

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

Collisions in 2008
310
Up 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
421
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2008

2.6% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight26585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight37188%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 310, up 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February32 (10%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June17 (5.5%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August22 (7.1%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November15 (4.8%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (65%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (40%)
  • 40 mph68 (22%)
  • 50 mph31 (10%)
  • 60 mph48 (15%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (23%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (11%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (72%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mole Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2008.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2008

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2008, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2008

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2008: 60, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24608428
2ndA25404834
3rdM25304801
4thA243192402
5thB2122141900
6thB243091212
7thA200371100
8thA2467901
9thA2446801
10thA2175902
11thB21265600
12thA294801
13thA2453301
14thB24502201
15thA231200
16thB20321100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2008

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2008: 41.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2008

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2008: 111.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years