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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2020, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2019 (363), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 2020
247
Down 32% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
310
Down 35% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2020

0.4% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5723%
  • Slight18977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight24980%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2020 is highlighted, with 247, down 32% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 247
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (12%)
  • February33 (13%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April8 (3.2%)
  • May11 (4.5%)
  • June19 (7.7%)
  • July19 (7.7%)
  • August17 (6.9%)
  • September22 (8.9%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November23 (9.3%)
  • December19 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (62%)
  • Wet or damp88 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph146 (59%)
  • 40 mph57 (23%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (60%)
  • Cyclist36 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (71%)
  • Passenger60 (19%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 121st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2020

Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 1HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead in 2020, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2020

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2020: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23365015
2ndA217222507
3rdM25192405
4thA25131504
5thA202291001
6thB20328902
7thA204471001
8thA2426702
9thB22174401
10thB22194600
11thA2403301
12thB13300
13thB20363300
14thM233500
15thB20342200
16thA11100
17thB1801100
18thB20331100
19thB22301101
20thB2781100

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2020

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2020: 36.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2020

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2020: 85.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years