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Mole Valley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2012, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (340), and casualties fell from 471.

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

Collisions in 2012
315
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
441
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38287%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 315, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February31 (9.8%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May31 (9.8%)
  • June26 (8.3%)
  • July29 (9.2%)
  • August25 (7.9%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November23 (7.3%)
  • December29 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (67%)
  • Wet or damp92 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph129 (41%)
  • 40 mph82 (26%)
  • 50 mph31 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph36 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (18%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (64%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (18%)
  • 46 to 5573 (17%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (72%)
  • Passenger99 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2012.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2012

Dorking North, Mole Valley, RH4 1JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2012, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2012

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2012: 52, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245269010
2ndA25435303
3rdM25315702
4thA243203402
5thB2033111903
6thA24591111
7thA2467802
8thA2971702
9thA20034401
10thB21224401
11thB21264802
12thB21274703
13thB24303301
14thA2172200
15thA2442200
16thB22092400
17thA231101
18thB20321100
19thB24501100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2012

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2012: 44.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2012

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2012: 93.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years