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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1982, and 894 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (708), and casualties fell from 963.

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

Collisions in 1982
706
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
894
Down 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1982 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious12918%
  • Slight56780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious15617%
  • Slight72581%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 706, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday121 (17%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (5.9%)
  • February38 (5.4%)
  • March57 (8.1%)
  • April50 (7.1%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June64 (9.1%)
  • July70 (9.9%)
  • August48 (6.8%)
  • September65 (9.2%)
  • October71 (10%)
  • November72 (10%)
  • December77 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (60%)
  • Wet or damp249 (35%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph447 (63%)
  • 40 mph108 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph103 (15%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (23%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20264 (30%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (14%)
  • 36 to 4574 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (67%)
  • Passenger195 (22%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car843 (66%)
  • Motorcycle204 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Reigate and Banstead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 112th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1982

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1982: 154, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23154189128
2ndA217121154318
3rdA254862212
4thA2022212504
5thM23192906
6thB2032182302
7thA240152210
8thB2036141803
9thB2219131701
10thA2044101311
11thA242101103
12thB22178903
13thB222081000
14thB2907901
15thM257801
16thB22216700
17thB20313311
18thB20343300
19thB20372601
20thB22182200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1982

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1982: 108.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1982

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1982: 237.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years