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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2002, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (602), and casualties fell from 893.

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

Collisions in 2002
560
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
849
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2002 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious519.1%
  • Slight49689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious748.7%
  • Slight75989%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2002 is highlighted, with 560, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February29 (5.2%)
  • March40 (7.1%)
  • April41 (7.3%)
  • May49 (8.8%)
  • June46 (8.2%)
  • July39 (7%)
  • August47 (8.4%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October65 (12%)
  • November44 (7.9%)
  • December64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (16%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (62%)
  • Wet or damp207 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (53%)
  • 40 mph119 (21%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph115 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian60 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20144 (17%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35165 (19%)
  • 36 to 45138 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (66%)
  • Passenger225 (27%)
  • Pedestrian60 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (78%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 133rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2002

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 3BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead in 2002, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2002

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2002: 98, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA239814216
2ndM259616523
3rdA2176710847
4thA25273004
5thB2032213833
6thA2022142201
7thA242121601
8thM23122012
9thB2219101200
10thA204491310
11thA24091601
12thB203691400
13thB22177700
14thB22216702
15thB22204500
16thB2904601
17thB20343300
18thB22183301
19thB2782401
20thB303221100

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2002

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2002: 66.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2002

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2002: 181.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years