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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 682 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1984, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1983 (590), and casualties rose from 727.

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

Collisions in 1984
682
Up 16% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
912
Up 25% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight52477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious16018%
  • Slight73681%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 682, up 16% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.9%)
  • February46 (6.7%)
  • March49 (7.2%)
  • April56 (8.2%)
  • May48 (7%)
  • June64 (9.4%)
  • July63 (9.2%)
  • August47 (6.9%)
  • September63 (9.2%)
  • October65 (9.5%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December61 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds523 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (62%)
  • Wet or damp245 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph413 (61%)
  • 40 mph116 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph106 (16%)
  • 70 mph45 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (20%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist73 (8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20253 (28%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (14%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6575 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (64%)
  • Passenger241 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (70%)
  • Motorcycle187 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Reigate and Banstead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 126th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1984

The A217 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1984: 135, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217135185521
2ndA23119149523
3rdA25395309
4thA240324305
5thB2032314717
6thA2022192704
7thA242141804
8thM25141913
9thB2036101001
10thB290101415
11thB221991201
12thB221781001
13thB20347703
14thA20446604
15thM2361103
16thB20335601
17thB22215810
18thB221841001
19thB20313301
20thB22303300

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1984

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1984: 90.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1984

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1984: 193.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years