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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2001, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (606), and casualties rose from 876.

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

Collisions in 2001
602
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
893
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight52988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious889.9%
  • Slight79889%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2001 is highlighted, with 602, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February39 (6.5%)
  • March53 (8.8%)
  • April55 (9.1%)
  • May48 (8%)
  • June59 (9.8%)
  • July49 (8.1%)
  • August35 (5.8%)
  • September44 (7.3%)
  • October55 (9.1%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December42 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (59%)
  • Wet or damp224 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph314 (52%)
  • 40 mph135 (22%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph38 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph110 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (72%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (19%)
  • 36 to 45163 (18%)
  • 46 to 55104 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded63 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (71%)
  • Passenger190 (21%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car902 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 129th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2001

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 3BX area, Horley Central & South, Reigate and Banstead, RH6 7LY area and Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 1HL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2001, with 34 collisions each.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2001

The M25 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2001: 92, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM259214928
2ndA239114916
3rdA21784129213
4thA25374504
5thA240183304
6thA2022152600
7thB2032152103
8thM23141903
9thB2036121602
10thA242101003
11thB2217101001
12thA20447900
13thB22216901
14thB22195500
15thB2905701
16thB2915501
17thB20343601
18thB22203400
19thB2783400
20thB2842200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2001

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead and Reigate had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2001, with 63 each.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2001

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2001: 192.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years