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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1983, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1982 (706), and casualties fell from 894.

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

Collisions in 1983
590
Down 16% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
727
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1983

0.8% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight46679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13018%
  • Slight59281%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 590, down 16% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (17%)
  • Tuesday67 (11%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.3%)
  • February30 (5.1%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May59 (10%)
  • June57 (9.7%)
  • July56 (9.5%)
  • August50 (8.5%)
  • September56 (9.5%)
  • October46 (7.8%)
  • November50 (8.5%)
  • December46 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (66%)
  • Wet or damp180 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph368 (62%)
  • 40 mph92 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph95 (16%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (27%)
  • Cyclist89 (12%)
  • Pedestrian75 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20231 (32%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (70%)
  • Passenger146 (20%)
  • Pedestrian75 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (65%)
  • Motorcycle186 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 140th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1983

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1983: 117, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23117143220
2ndA217108140218
3rdA25354109
4thA2022242703
5thB2032172105
6thA242161903
7thA240132303
8thM25132312
9thB2036121405
10thA204491101
11thB221971001
12thB222071002
13thM237701
14thB22176601
15thB20314401
16thB2904400
17thB22213300
18thB20332201
19thB20342201
20thB22182201

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1983

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1983: 86.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1983

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1983: 187.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years