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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1981, and 963 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (676), and casualties rose from 888.

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

Collisions in 1981
708
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
963
Up 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight54577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious17318%
  • Slight77380%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 708, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9%)
  • February56 (7.9%)
  • March53 (7.5%)
  • April62 (8.8%)
  • May60 (8.5%)
  • June49 (6.9%)
  • July56 (7.9%)
  • August65 (9.2%)
  • September68 (9.6%)
  • October51 (7.2%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December51 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight484 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (44%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other257 (36%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (62%)
  • Wet or damp229 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow19 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph413 (58%)
  • 40 mph126 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph105 (15%)
  • 70 mph60 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (16%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3%)
  • Not recorded134 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (13%)
  • Cyclist82 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20268 (28%)
  • 21 to 25125 (13%)
  • 26 to 35127 (13%)
  • 36 to 4593 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (6.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (61%)
  • Passenger252 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (64%)
  • Motorcycle246 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1981

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1981 in Reigate and Banstead

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  • 16 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 108th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1981

The A217 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1981: 137, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217137189318
2ndA23125161138
3rdA25375338
4thA2022244612
5thA240243603
6thB2032222726
7thA242131902
8thM25121802
9thB2036111304
10thB2219101400
11thB2221101000
12thM23102715
13thB29091202
14thB22178800
15thA204471211
16thB20347902
17thB222061001
18thB2915910
19thB20313301
20thB22182200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1981

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1981: 103.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1981

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1981: 206.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1981, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years