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Mole Valley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2017, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (340), and casualties fell from 438.

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

Collisions in 2017
281
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
356
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2017

None of the collisions in Mole Valley in 2017 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight24386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight31889%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 281, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 281
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday33 (12%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.9%)
  • February15 (5.3%)
  • March20 (7.1%)
  • April26 (9.3%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August21 (7.5%)
  • September23 (8.2%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November21 (7.5%)
  • December17 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (73%)
  • Wet or damp66 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph133 (47%)
  • 40 mph58 (21%)
  • 50 mph35 (12%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (64%)
  • Cyclist58 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2033 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (19%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (80%)
  • Passenger55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (12%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 172nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2017

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2017, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2017

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2017: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24405005
2ndM25365302
3rdA25182203
4thA243132101
5thA2458802
6thA24671000
7thA2446900
8thA2175600
9thB21225500
10thB20334400
11thA293301
12thA20031101
13thA231200
14thB20321101
15thB21271100
16thB24301100
17thB2891100
18thB34301100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2017

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2017: 26.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2017

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years