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Reigate and Banstead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,206 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025, and 34,363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 300 were fatal and 3,889 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 300 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (292), and casualties rose from 371 to 411.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,206
122nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,363
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
300
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
300
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead

1.2% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3001.2%
  • Serious3,88915%
  • Slight21,01783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3371%
  • Serious4,44813%
  • Slight29,57886%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. In 2025 there were 300, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025300411
2024292371
2023310373
2022316416
2021301385
2020247310
2019363476
2018384507
2017427576
2016444626
2015478632
2014469655
2013440607
2012513735
2011487686
2010455614
2009482668
2008484715
2007472660
2006561809
2005571769
2004648872
2003565832
2002560849
2001602893
2000606876
1999636867
1998561792
1997649908
1996643901
1995635899
1994644893
1993570793
1992603809
1991598805
1990705934
1989634847
1988646864
1987624868
1986615796
1985645842
1984682912
1983590727
1982706894
1981708963
1980676888
1979659838

When and where crashes happen in Reigate and Banstead

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,563 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,718 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,812 (15%)
  • Thursday3,858 (15%)
  • Friday4,136 (16%)
  • Saturday3,305 (13%)
  • Sunday2,814 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59907 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59477 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,814 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,877 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,057 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,804 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,911 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,359 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,066 (8.2%)
  • February1,870 (7.4%)
  • March1,929 (7.7%)
  • April1,900 (7.5%)
  • May2,086 (8.3%)
  • June2,205 (8.7%)
  • July2,147 (8.5%)
  • August1,952 (7.7%)
  • September2,185 (8.7%)
  • October2,313 (9.2%)
  • November2,377 (9.4%)
  • December2,176 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,569 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,591 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,153 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown714 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit175 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,319 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,391 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds327 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds235 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist196 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds155 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.1%)
  • Other1,282 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1,272 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,239 (64%)
  • Wet or damp8,170 (32%)
  • Frost or ice551 (2.2%)
  • Snow156 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep39 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph99 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph14,583 (58%)
  • 40 mph4,567 (18%)
  • 50 mph463 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2,394 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph3,097 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,141 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway5,393 (21%)
  • Roundabout911 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road785 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded976 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22,585 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist4,136 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3,079 (9%)
  • Cyclist2,495 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant949 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)385 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant282 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant180 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant138 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant102 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5618 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10953 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,629 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 205,978 (17%)
  • 21 to 254,628 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,473 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,703 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,605 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,334 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,466 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,061 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded915 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,280 (68%)
  • Passenger8,004 (23%)
  • Pedestrian3,079 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car36,163 (75%)
  • Motorcycle4,200 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2,604 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,244 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,788 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle459 (1%)
  • Bus or coach361 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car147 (0.3%)
  • Minibus132 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown58 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Reigate and Banstead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reigate and Banstead ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 122nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
119thLuton25,59933,2832613,575
120thChelmsford25,57534,2474265,528
121stKingston upon Thames25,51530,7412243,927
122ndReigate and Banstead (this area)25,20634,3633003,889
123rdSt. Helens25,13735,2433833,718
124thColchester24,96232,7553635,140
125thWealden24,92136,0386705,749

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead

Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 1HL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead, with 733 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025: 4,240, including 50 fatal and 652 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA234,2405,76550652
2ndA2173,6675,00673565
3rdM252,4444,04635269
4thA251,4031,77717231
5thB20327521,03818158
6thA202270297910104
7thA2405808531197
8thM23475757992
9thA242396521258
10thB2036385527253
11thA2044364518964
12thB2219280373142
13thB2221251316139
14thB2217248273329
15thB290231310249
16thB2220184233132
17thB2034159203126
18thB278123154022
19thB2218109159328
20thB203193125121

Towns in Reigate and Banstead

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025: 3,393.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025: 8,115.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead

Of the latest 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity