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Mole Valley road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2009, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (310), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 2009
293
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
366
Down 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2009

2% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight25085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight31987%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 293, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 293
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March16 (5.5%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May18 (6.1%)
  • June21 (7.2%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November41 (14%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (59%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.8%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (40%)
  • 40 mph79 (27%)
  • 50 mph27 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph41 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (22%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 7523 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (76%)
  • Passenger50 (14%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (76%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2009.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2009

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2009, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2009

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2009: 54, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24546639
2ndM25304305
3rdA25262912
4thA243192303
5thA246101300
6thA2458901
7thA20035511
8thB21225601
9thA294801
10thB21264401
11thB24504601
12thA2173400
13thB20333401
14thB24303500
15thB20382300
16thA231200
17thB21271100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2009

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2009: 31.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2009

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2009: 105.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years