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Tandridge road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1979, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,591 collisions in Tandridge.

Collisions in 1979
391
Casualties in 1979
523
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Tandridge in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight29174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious11522%
  • Slight40076%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 391.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025261362
2024234339
2023239321
2022259347
2021212284
2020209279
2019315455
2018321506
2017358513
2016384583
2015410578
2014364506
2013351536
2012343495
2011373579
2010379557
2009435631
2008367520
2007358551
2006457704
2005426638
2004441632
2003416607
2002459663
2001531788
2000538829
1999534833
1998532823
1997543816
1996556856
1995528817
1994506807
1993441619
1992506755
1991505690
1990521770
1989563797
1988517720
1987496703
1986433634
1985415596
1984436630
1983437597
1982466636
1981437578
1980388534
1979391523

When and where crashes happen in Tandridge in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (10%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August35 (9%)
  • September45 (12%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December37 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other29 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (29%)
  • Frost or ice29 (7.4%)
  • Snow8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph171 (44%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph167 (43%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 20168 (32%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Passenger147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (66%)
  • Motorcycle125 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tandridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tandridge ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1979.

Collisions
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1979

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1979: 56, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225678113
2ndA254159010
3rdB269324627
4thB2028131906
5thB2030111302
6thB2208101101
7thM2392522
8thA26471201
9thB20295501
10thB2705600
11thM254401
12thB20313402
13thB20373300
14thB20241101
15thB20361301

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1979

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1979: 50.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1979

CR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1979: 85.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years