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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 645 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1985, and 842 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (682), and casualties fell from 912.

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

Collisions in 1985
645
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
842
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious14923%
  • Slight48575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious17721%
  • Slight65378%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 645, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (11%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.5%)
  • February50 (7.8%)
  • March40 (6.2%)
  • April47 (7.3%)
  • May52 (8.1%)
  • June69 (11%)
  • July59 (9.1%)
  • August51 (7.9%)
  • September53 (8.2%)
  • October56 (8.7%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December53 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded67 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (62%)
  • Wet or damp208 (32%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph404 (63%)
  • 40 mph115 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph91 (14%)
  • 70 mph32 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (20%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20213 (25%)
  • 21 to 25143 (17%)
  • 26 to 35130 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (63%)
  • Passenger211 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (69%)
  • Motorcycle161 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 130th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1985

The A217 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1985: 112, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217112155230
2ndA23109133223
3rdA255271211
4thA240222709
5thB2032202707
6thA2022161913
7thB290131905
8thM23121902
9thM25121611
10thB2036111301
11thB222191002
12thA204481101
13thB22178902
14thB22187912
15thB221971001
16thB22207701
17thB2786702
18thA2425902
19thB20343300
20thB20312200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1985

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1985: 109.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1985

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1985: 215.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years