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Tandridge road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1985, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (436), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 1985
415
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
596
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1985

3.1% of collisions in Tandridge in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious10225%
  • Slight30072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious12321%
  • Slight46077%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 415, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March19 (4.6%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August40 (9.6%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October36 (8.7%)
  • November41 (9.9%)
  • December39 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (56%)
  • Wet or damp156 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph158 (38%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph186 (45%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (16%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20154 (26%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (59%)
  • Passenger187 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (73%)
  • Motorcycle96 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Tandridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tandridge ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1985.

Collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1985

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1985: 66, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226693126
2ndA25364904
3rdB269253318
4thM23255129
5thB2030222506
6thB2037172923
7thM25163224
8thB2028151704
9thB22086700
10thB20315602
11thA2644401
12thB22354800
13thB20293700
14thB2703401
15thB20242300
16thB22362200

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1985

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1985: 56.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1985

CR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1985: 98.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years