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Tandridge road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1987, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1986 (433), and casualties rose from 634.

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

Collisions in 1987
496
Up 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
703
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Tandridge in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10421%
  • Slight38377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious12818%
  • Slight56580%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 496, up 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (10%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.2%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April39 (7.9%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June41 (8.3%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August42 (8.5%)
  • September44 (8.9%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November34 (6.9%)
  • December35 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (53%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded163 (33%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (54%)
  • Wet or damp209 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (31%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph213 (43%)
  • 70 mph106 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (10%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20191 (27%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (63%)
  • Passenger210 (30%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (76%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1987.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1987

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1987: 75, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2275107218
2ndM25487707
3rdA254057113
4thM23376416
5thB269314026
6thB2028212313
7thB2030131604
8thB2037121601
9thB203171101
10thA2646702
11thB223561001
12thB20295904
13thB22085500
14thB2703410
15thA3171100

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1987

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1987: 47.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1987

CR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1987: 93.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1987, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years