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Mole Valley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Mole Valley in 2023, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2022 (232), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 2023
258
Up 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
337
Up 15% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mole Valley in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Mole Valley in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% in Mole Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6626%
  • Slight19074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight26478%

Mole Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mole Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 567 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 258, up 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 258
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February21 (8.1%)
  • March22 (8.5%)
  • April22 (8.5%)
  • May24 (9.3%)
  • June14 (5.4%)
  • July16 (6.2%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December18 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (63%)
  • Wet or damp92 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (34%)
  • 40 mph87 (34%)
  • 50 mph29 (11%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph34 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (22%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mole Valley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3577 (23%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (17%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (72%)
  • Passenger70 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (73%)
  • Motorcycle52 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mole Valley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mole Valley had the 141st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mole Valley in 2023

Leatherhead North, Mole Valley, KT22 7EZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mole Valley in 2023, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Mole Valley with the most crashes in 2023

The A24 had the most collisions in Mole Valley in 2023: 39, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mole Valley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA243948011
2ndM25324905
3rdA25243009
4thA243233306
5thB212291001
6thA24581000
7thA2464402
8thB20324501
9thB20334511
10thB21263612
11thA20032200
12thA232201
13thA292301
14thB21272201
15thB22092201
16thA2441100
17thB20381200

Towns in Mole Valley: crashes in 2023

Dorking had the most collisions of any town in Mole Valley in 2023: 29.

Postcode districts in Mole Valley: crashes in 2023

KT22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mole Valley in 2023: 98.

Latest crashes in Mole Valley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Mole Valley in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

Mole Valley road accidents in other years