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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1997, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (643), and casualties rose from 901.

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

Collisions in 1997
649
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
908
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight55085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight79487%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1997 is highlighted, with 649, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.4%)
  • February54 (8.3%)
  • March50 (7.7%)
  • April45 (6.9%)
  • May50 (7.7%)
  • June60 (9.2%)
  • July62 (9.6%)
  • August54 (8.3%)
  • September45 (6.9%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November51 (7.9%)
  • December61 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (65%)
  • Wet or damp214 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (59%)
  • 40 mph75 (12%)
  • 50 mph42 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph87 (13%)
  • 70 mph59 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (10%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20119 (13%)
  • 21 to 25104 (11%)
  • 26 to 35225 (25%)
  • 36 to 45120 (13%)
  • 46 to 55101 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (68%)
  • Passenger221 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (78%)
  • Motorcycle91 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 129th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1997

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1997: 118, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23118167016
2ndM258813619
3rdA21782110115
4thA25354715
5thB2032202304
6thA2022172402
7thA240142214
8thB2036121900
9thA24291202
10thB221991603
11thM2391911
12thA20447901
13thB20346802
14thB22176700
15thB22205801
16thB22215501
17thB2904501
18thB22183302
19thA20322300
20thA242200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1997

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1997: 87.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1997

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1997: 213.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years