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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1996, and 901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (635), and casualties rose from 899.

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

Collisions in 1996
643
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
901
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight56287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9110%
  • Slight80589%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 643, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.2%)
  • February47 (7.3%)
  • March38 (5.9%)
  • April36 (5.6%)
  • May53 (8.2%)
  • June55 (8.6%)
  • July46 (7.2%)
  • August57 (8.9%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October63 (9.8%)
  • November79 (12%)
  • December57 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (68%)
  • Wet or damp181 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph370 (58%)
  • 40 mph78 (12%)
  • 50 mph32 (5%)
  • 60 mph71 (11%)
  • 70 mph92 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant648 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (12%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35189 (21%)
  • 36 to 45135 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (12%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (69%)
  • Passenger214 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,090 (80%)
  • Motorcycle79 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 128th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1996

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1996: 120, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2312016917
2ndM2595192210
3rdA2177199016
4thA25293702
5thA2022232405
6thB2032182103
7thA240171901
8thA242141903
9thM2391302
10thA204481103
11thB22198900
12thB22215901
13thB20344600
14thB20364600
15thB2904702
16thB22203300
17thB20312700
18thB22172200
19thB22182200
20thB2882200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1996

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1996: 86.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1996

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1996: 227.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years