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Mole Valley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2021, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2020 (220), and casualties fell from 283.

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

Collisions in 2021
193
Down 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
256
Down 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2021

None of the collisions in Mole Valley in 2021 were fatal and 34% were serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6534%
  • Slight12866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight18572%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 193, down 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 193
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (18%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday18 (9.3%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.2%)
  • February5 (2.6%)
  • March8 (4.1%)
  • April17 (8.8%)
  • May16 (8.3%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October16 (8.3%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December14 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (73%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph80 (41%)
  • 40 mph58 (30%)
  • 50 mph21 (11%)
  • 60 mph17 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (59%)
  • Cyclist53 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (18%)
  • 46 to 5537 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (79%)
  • Passenger41 (16%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (15%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2021.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2021

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2021, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2021

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2021: 30, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24303107
2ndA25131902
3rdM25111702
4thA24371002
5thA2457803
6thA2465602
7thA20034900
8thB21224400
9thA2173301
10thA2443800
11thB20333702
12thA292301
13thB12301
14thA11100
15thA231101
16thB20381100
17thB21261301
18thB22091101
19thB24301100

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2021

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2021: 25.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2021

RH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2021: 56.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years