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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 659 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1979, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,206 collisions in Reigate and Banstead.

Collisions in 1979
659
Casualties in 1979
838
Fatal collisions
19
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1979 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious11818%
  • Slight52279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight68181%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 659.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9%)
  • February43 (6.5%)
  • March55 (8.3%)
  • April45 (6.8%)
  • May47 (7.1%)
  • June53 (8%)
  • July60 (9.1%)
  • August55 (8.3%)
  • September59 (9%)
  • October60 (9.1%)
  • November60 (9.1%)
  • December63 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (45%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other216 (33%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (58%)
  • Wet or damp230 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.6%)
  • Snow24 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph417 (63%)
  • 40 mph92 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph77 (12%)
  • 70 mph68 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded134 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (24%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20226 (27%)
  • 21 to 25119 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (65%)
  • Passenger177 (21%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (64%)
  • Motorcycle202 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1979

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1979 in Reigate and Banstead

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  • 13 crashes
  • Slight

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 130th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1979

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1979: 110, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23110140129
2ndA217109147515
3rdA254962310
4thB2032243222
5thA240214111
6thA2022192401
7thM23193109
8thA2044152324
9thA242101111
10thB2217101111
11thB203691001
12thB29091300
13thB2788800
14thB20347912
15thB22197702
16thM256700
17thB22185500
18thB22205500
19thB22214401
20thB20372201

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1979

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1979: 91.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1979

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1979: 199.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1979, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years