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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2023, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (316), and casualties fell from 416.

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

Collisions in 2023
310
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
373
Down 10% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 2023

0.3% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7625%
  • Slight23375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight29479%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 2023 is highlighted, with 310, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 310
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.2%)
  • February15 (4.8%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April18 (5.8%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August29 (9.4%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (70%)
  • Wet or damp90 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph187 (60%)
  • 40 mph78 (25%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (20%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (63%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (72%)
  • Passenger60 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 106th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Reigate and Banstead in 2023

Redhill West & Wray Common, Reigate and Banstead, RH1 1HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Reigate and Banstead in 2023, with 25 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 2023

The A217 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 2023: 51, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2175165013
2ndA234246012
3rdM25212703
4thA2022141814
5thA25131401
6thA24091003
7thB203281100
8thA2425500
9thA20443300
10thB20363400
11thB22183402
12thB22203502
13thB22213401
14thB2783700
15thA12200
16thB20312200
17thB22172200
18thB22302301
19thB2912301
20thM232201

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2023

Reigate had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 2023: 41.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 2023

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 2023: 87.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years