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Mole Valley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2022, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2021 (193), and casualties rose from 256.

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

Collisions in 2022
232
Up 20% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
294
Up 15% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2022

1.3% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6428%
  • Slight16571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight22476%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 232, up 20% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 232
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (19%)
  • Sunday34 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.2%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May22 (9.5%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July16 (6.9%)
  • August15 (6.5%)
  • September15 (6.5%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November17 (7.3%)
  • December19 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (70%)
  • Wet or damp63 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph88 (38%)
  • 40 mph68 (29%)
  • 50 mph25 (11%)
  • 60 mph15 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (17%)
  • Roundabout29 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (64%)
  • Cyclist40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.5%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (77%)
  • Passenger47 (16%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 160th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2022

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2022, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2022

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2022: 36, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24364618
2ndM25284805
3rdA25192117
4thA243151704
5thA2447701
6thA2467904
7thB21226602
8thB21266800
9thA2455700
10thB20335600
11thB24505601
12thB20324502
13thA20033300
14thA2172300
15thA232200
16thB24302401
17thB20381201

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2022

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2022: 33.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2022

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2022: 77.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years