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Tandridge road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1989, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (517), and casualties rose from 720.

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

Collisions in 1989
563
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
797
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Tandridge in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight45481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious12816%
  • Slight66183%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 563, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (11%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.7%)
  • February49 (8.7%)
  • March43 (7.6%)
  • April48 (8.5%)
  • May39 (6.9%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August47 (8.3%)
  • September42 (7.5%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November45 (8%)
  • December46 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (32%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded347 (62%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (56%)
  • Wet or damp239 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (33%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph230 (41%)
  • 70 mph119 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant575 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (10%)
  • Pedestrian60 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20165 (21%)
  • 21 to 25136 (17%)
  • 26 to 35145 (18%)
  • 36 to 4593 (12%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (64%)
  • Passenger230 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (77%)
  • Motorcycle83 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had the 173rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1989

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1989: 87, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2287119216
2ndM2356104312
3rdM254364010
4thA25416026
5thB269334405
6thB2028284104
7thB2030223002
8thB2037131705
9thB2031101605
10thB202991502
11thB220891001
12thA2648903
13thB2704601
14thB22353400
15thB22362400
16thB20241100

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1989

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1989: 66.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1989

CR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1989: 115.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years