Skip to main content
CrashStats

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2017, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (444), and casualties fell from 626.

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

Collisions in 2017
427
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
576
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight37287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight51589%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2017 is highlighted, with 427, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.6%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May41 (9.6%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July38 (8.9%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September41 (9.6%)
  • October38 (8.9%)
  • November31 (7.3%)
  • December37 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (70%)
  • Wet or damp112 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph271 (63%)
  • 40 mph77 (18%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (4%)
  • 70 mph49 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (20%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (70%)
  • Passenger127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 94th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2017

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 3BX area and Horley Central & South, Reigate and Banstead, RH6 7JF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2017, with 31 collisions each.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2017

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2017: 64, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23648818
2ndM25517705
3rdA217436314
4thA25142005
5thM2391202
6thB20327901
7thA202261302
8thA2426800
9thB22176601
10thB20365600
11thA2404601
12thB2904400
13thA20443300
14thB22213400
15thB22202200
16thA11100
17thA1271100
18thA171100
19thB20311100
20thB20341100

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2017

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2017: 58.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2017

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2017: 148.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years