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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2003, and 832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (560), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 2003
565
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
832
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2003 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious508.8%
  • Slight50990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious627.5%
  • Slight76292%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2003 is highlighted, with 565, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday106 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.2%)
  • February30 (5.3%)
  • March52 (9.2%)
  • April53 (9.4%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June41 (7.3%)
  • July45 (8%)
  • August52 (9.2%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October38 (6.7%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December38 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (73%)
  • Wet or damp139 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph281 (50%)
  • 40 mph147 (26%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph109 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway182 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (10%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (21%)
  • 36 to 45142 (17%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (71%)
  • Passenger185 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (76%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 128th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2003

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 3BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead in 2003, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2003

The A23 and M25 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2003, with 93 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2393133213
2ndM259317517
3rdA2178912007
4thA25273603
5thA240173010
6thA2022162201
7thM23142302
8thB2032131711
9thA204491401
10thA24281100
11thB203671400
12thB22176600
13thB22206700
14thB20345601
15thB22215601
16thB2904500
17thB2914400
18thB20313300
19thB20333400
20thB22193500

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2003

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2003: 61.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2003

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2003: 187.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2003, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years