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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2021, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2020 (247), and casualties rose from 310.

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

Collisions in 2021
301
Up 22% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
385
Up 24% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight30780%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2021 is highlighted, with 301, up 22% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 301
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5%)
  • February14 (4.7%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May27 (9%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August27 (9%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November24 (8%)
  • December29 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph198 (66%)
  • 40 mph56 (19%)
  • 50 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph21 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (59%)
  • Cyclist47 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (18%)
  • 46 to 5565 (17%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (74%)
  • Passenger61 (16%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (71%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 108th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2021

Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 1HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead in 2021, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2021

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2021: 57, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23578429
2ndA217263107
3rdM25202603
4thB2032131904
5thA1101402
6thA259901
7thA202281201
8thA2427701
9thB22175500
10thA20444400
11thA2404411
12thB22194402
13thB22213400
14thB12202
15thB20332400
16thB20342200
17thB2842200
18thB2912301
19thM232300
20thB20361100

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2021

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2021: 50.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2021

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2021: 92.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2021, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years