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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2008, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (472), and casualties rose from 660.

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

Collisions in 2008
484
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
715
Up 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight41886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7410%
  • Slight63889%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2008 is highlighted, with 484, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February57 (12%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April43 (8.9%)
  • May40 (8.3%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August32 (6.6%)
  • September23 (4.8%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November44 (9.1%)
  • December45 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (62%)
  • Wet or damp167 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph268 (55%)
  • 40 mph109 (23%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph75 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (24%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20117 (16%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (17%)
  • 36 to 45136 (19%)
  • 46 to 5599 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (68%)
  • Passenger184 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (78%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 121st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2008

Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 1HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead in 2008, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2008

The A217 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2008: 81, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21781117211
2ndA2379123013
3rdM256210907
4thA25293503
5thA2022162802
6thM23132001
7thA24291601
8thB203681001
9thB221981000
10thA204471300
11thA2407703
12thB221771200
13thB203261003
14thB22216701
15thB27861400
16thB20314500
17thB22204901
18thB20342300
19thB2902200

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2008

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2008: 63.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2008

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2008: 160.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years