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Tandridge road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1983, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (466), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 1983
437
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
597
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Tandridge in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious12930%
  • Slight29868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious15326%
  • Slight43473%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 437, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.8%)
  • February24 (5.5%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April35 (8%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August42 (9.6%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November36 (8.2%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (60%)
  • Wet or damp158 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph200 (46%)
  • 70 mph45 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (31%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (63%)
  • Passenger161 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (68%)
  • Motorcycle111 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1983.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1983

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1983: 69, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2269102321
2ndA253235010
3rdB269182525
4thM23183803
5thB2028172205
6thB2030151514
7thB2037132103
8thM25131805
9thB2029121604
10thB2208101503
11thA26491613
12thB20316802
13thB20243301
14thB2703302

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1983

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1983: 60.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1983

CR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1983: 96.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years