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Mole Valley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2019, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (260), and casualties fell from 341.

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

Collisions in 2019
247
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
336
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious6828%
  • Slight17671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight25776%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 247, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday28 (11%)
  • Saturday47 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.1%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March20 (8.1%)
  • April16 (6.5%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July22 (8.9%)
  • August16 (6.5%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October23 (9.3%)
  • November22 (8.9%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (69%)
  • Wet or damp70 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph115 (47%)
  • 40 mph46 (19%)
  • 50 mph33 (13%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph32 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (63%)
  • Cyclist44 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7523 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (72%)
  • Passenger71 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2019.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2019

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2019, with 28 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2019

The M25 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2019: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25274303
2ndA24253915
3rdA25253315
4thA243121703
5thA245121404
6thB203361004
7thA2175703
8thA2445502
9thA295712
10thB21225501
11thA2463400
12thB20323402
13thB22093402
14thB24502201
15thA231400
16thB20381100
17thB24301101

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2019

Ashtead and Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2019, with 23 each.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2019

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2019: 79.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years