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Mole Valley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2018, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (281), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 2018
260
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
341
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2018 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious8131%
  • Slight17768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious9127%
  • Slight24873%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 260, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (9.6%)
  • Thursday44 (17%)
  • Friday30 (12%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February30 (12%)
  • March12 (4.6%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May22 (8.5%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August13 (5%)
  • September17 (6.5%)
  • October18 (6.9%)
  • November25 (9.6%)
  • December25 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (71%)
  • Wet or damp73 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph103 (40%)
  • 40 mph73 (28%)
  • 50 mph26 (10%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph38 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (20%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (58%)
  • Cyclist59 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2035 (10%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (18%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.3%)
  • Over 7521 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (75%)
  • Passenger62 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (14%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2018.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2018

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2018, with 27 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2018

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2018: 45, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244558111
2ndM25284708
3rdA243182105
4thA25162615
5thA2458903
6thA24681205
7thA298804
8thB20335502
9thA2443400
10thB20323602
11thA20032202
12thA2172200
13thB21262202
14thB24302200
15thB24502201
16thA231101
17thB21221101

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2018

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2018: 26.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2018

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2018: 86.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years