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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1980, and 888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (659), and casualties rose from 838.

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

Collisions in 1980
676
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
888
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1980 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious13520%
  • Slight52377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious15417%
  • Slight71380%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1980 is highlighted, with 676, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday112 (17%)
  • Friday124 (18%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9%)
  • February45 (6.7%)
  • March53 (7.8%)
  • April53 (7.8%)
  • May68 (10%)
  • June46 (6.8%)
  • July65 (9.6%)
  • August55 (8.1%)
  • September41 (6.1%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November56 (8.3%)
  • December58 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (44%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other229 (34%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (64%)
  • Wet or damp214 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.2%)
  • Snow14 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph425 (63%)
  • 40 mph95 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (12%)
  • 70 mph66 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded151 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (25%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20252 (28%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (14%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.7%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (63%)
  • Passenger216 (24%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (65%)
  • Motorcycle228 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1980

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1980 in Reigate and Banstead

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  • 13 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 118th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1980

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1980: 123, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23123154328
2ndA217111155417
3rdA255970113
4thA2022193523
5thA240183003
6thB2032182605
7thB2036182414
8thM23182303
9thA2044101424
10thB2220101302
11thB29091101
12thM2581013
13thA2427900
14thB20347704
15thB22176800
16thB22196600
17thB22216700
18thB221851310
19thB2783301
20thA20322200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1980

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1980: 103.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1980

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1980: 198.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years