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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1986, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (645), and casualties fell from 842.

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

Collisions in 1986
615
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
796
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious13622%
  • Slight46976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious15019%
  • Slight63680%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 615, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday118 (19%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.9%)
  • February32 (5.2%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April51 (8.3%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June58 (9.4%)
  • July57 (9.3%)
  • August45 (7.3%)
  • September60 (9.8%)
  • October59 (9.6%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December51 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded86 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (59%)
  • Wet or damp222 (36%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph360 (59%)
  • 40 mph106 (17%)
  • 60 mph94 (15%)
  • 70 mph55 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (17%)
  • Pedestrian95 (12%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20212 (27%)
  • 21 to 25141 (18%)
  • 26 to 35102 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (64%)
  • Passenger194 (24%)
  • Pedestrian95 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (70%)
  • Motorcycle135 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 144th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1986

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1986: 132, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23132172132
2ndA21798128517
3rdA254859113
4thM25345019
5thB2032233304
6thA2022182404
7thA240131703
8thM23132413
9thA2044101305
10thB2036101303
11thA2428901
12thB222081000
13thB22176601
14thB22196702
15thB221851003
16thB20344500
17thB22214401
18thB2784400
19thB2843501
20thB2903400

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1986

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1986: 88.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1986

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1986: 186.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years