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Mole Valley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2016, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2015 (291), and casualties rose from 358.

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

Collisions in 2016
340
Up 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
438
Up 22% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight28383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight38087%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 340, up 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (10%)
  • Sunday58 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February20 (5.9%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April20 (5.9%)
  • May31 (9.1%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September22 (6.5%)
  • October30 (8.8%)
  • November24 (7.1%)
  • December30 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (72%)
  • Wet or damp84 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (44%)
  • 40 mph83 (24%)
  • 50 mph37 (11%)
  • 60 mph29 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph41 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (60%)
  • Cyclist71 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (10%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.2%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (74%)
  • Passenger87 (20%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (12%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 150th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2016

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2016, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2016

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2016: 61, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246176111
2ndM25395702
3rdA25313615
4thA243161902
5thB2033131503
6thA24591302
7thA21781102
8thB243081302
9thA24671001
10thB21225502
11thA20034400
12thA234400
13thA2444600
14thA294403
15thB20323301
16thB21261100
17thB22091100
18thB24501101

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2016

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2016: 29.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2016

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2016: 117.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years