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Tandridge road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1981, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1980 (388), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1981
437
Up 13% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
578
Up 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1981

3% of collisions in Tandridge in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious11426%
  • Slight31071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious14124%
  • Slight42373%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 437, up 13% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February19 (4.3%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May36 (8.2%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July39 (8.9%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November29 (6.6%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other29 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (59%)
  • Wet or damp146 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (40%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (45%)
  • 70 mph44 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (27%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (64%)
  • Passenger150 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (66%)
  • Motorcycle134 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1981.

Collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1981

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1981: 75, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2275101516
2ndA25344129
3rdB269314217
4thB2030171804
5thM25172716
6thB2037142015
7thB2028132215
8thB2208131404
9thM23131806
10thA2645701
11thB20293601
12thB20313301
13thB20242301
14thB2702200

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1981

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1981: 56.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1981

CR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1981: 97.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years