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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1987, and 868 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (615), and casualties rose from 796.

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

Collisions in 1987
624
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
868
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1987

2.4% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious12720%
  • Slight48277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious16319%
  • Slight68879%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1987 is highlighted, with 624, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (14%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday105 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.6%)
  • February38 (6.1%)
  • March52 (8.3%)
  • April50 (8%)
  • May57 (9.1%)
  • June49 (7.9%)
  • July54 (8.7%)
  • August52 (8.3%)
  • September57 (9.1%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November58 (9.3%)
  • December53 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (38%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded301 (48%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (61%)
  • Wet or damp230 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (57%)
  • 40 mph91 (15%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph84 (13%)
  • 70 mph83 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (22%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3%)
  • Not recorded125 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (61%)
  • Pedestrian101 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (11%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20192 (22%)
  • 21 to 25142 (16%)
  • 26 to 35147 (17%)
  • 36 to 4588 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (61%)
  • Passenger238 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (72%)
  • Motorcycle93 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 130th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1987

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1987: 113, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23113150418
2ndA21791143326
3rdM2561103212
4thA25364215
5thB2032182805
6thA2022172504
7thM23152104
8thA240111913
9thB2036111500
10thA20448903
11thB22218901
12thB22176600
13thB2906702
14thB20345902
15thB22205603
16thB2784403
17thA2423401
18thB22183602
19thB20312301
20thB22302200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1987

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1987: 95.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1987

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1987: 198.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years