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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1989, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1988 (646), and casualties fell from 864.

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

Collisions in 1989
634
Down 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
847
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12119%
  • Slight50580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious13816%
  • Slight69882%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 634, down 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (18%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.2%)
  • February64 (10%)
  • March46 (7.3%)
  • April55 (8.7%)
  • May51 (8%)
  • June49 (7.7%)
  • July55 (8.7%)
  • August53 (8.4%)
  • September53 (8.4%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November50 (7.9%)
  • December53 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (5.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (65%)
  • Wet or damp213 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph388 (61%)
  • 40 mph92 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph98 (15%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (64%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20174 (21%)
  • 21 to 25154 (18%)
  • 26 to 35150 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (64%)
  • Passenger223 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle82 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 147th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1989

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1989: 128, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23128175122
2ndA21793129118
3rdM25376238
4thA25365005
5thA2022232701
6thB2032203009
7thA240152602
8thB2036131700
9thM23111812
10thA242101002
11thA204481002
12thB22178801
13thB29081202
14thB20317903
15thB20345500
16thB22195502
17thB22205503
18thB22215801
19thB20332200
20thB2782200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1989

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1989: 101.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1989

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1989: 213.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1989, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years