Skip to main content
CrashStats

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1988, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (624), and casualties fell from 868.

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

Collisions in 1988
646
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
864
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious13922%
  • Slight49276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious16119%
  • Slight68479%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1988 is highlighted, with 646, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday114 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.4%)
  • February56 (8.7%)
  • March51 (7.9%)
  • April53 (8.2%)
  • May59 (9.1%)
  • June44 (6.8%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September51 (7.9%)
  • October59 (9.1%)
  • November50 (7.7%)
  • December42 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded162 (25%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (65%)
  • Wet or damp213 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph355 (55%)
  • 40 mph104 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph108 (17%)
  • 70 mph78 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (24%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded139 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (12%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20179 (21%)
  • 21 to 25162 (19%)
  • 26 to 35141 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (60%)
  • Passenger245 (28%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car879 (73%)
  • Motorcycle103 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 135th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1988

The A217 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1988: 115, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217115143323
2ndA23101137022
3rdM25528949
4thA25395017
5thA2022253409
6thB2032233017
7thM23182815
8thA240131502
9thA2044121512
10thB2036102212
11thA24281313
12thB22178801
13thB203461100
14thB22196710
15thB22206903
16thB22216702
17thB2905803
18thB20334801
19thB22183301
20thB2782202

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1988

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1988: 89.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1988

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1988: 191.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years