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Tandridge road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1996, and 856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (528), and casualties rose from 817.

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

Collisions in 1996
556
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
856
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Tandridge in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight47886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious859.9%
  • Slight76790%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 556, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March35 (6.3%)
  • April32 (5.8%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June57 (10%)
  • July46 (8.3%)
  • August55 (9.9%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October48 (8.6%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December37 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (61%)
  • Wet or damp199 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (30%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph226 (41%)
  • 70 mph107 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (22%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant678 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (11%)
  • 21 to 25132 (15%)
  • 26 to 35193 (23%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 55110 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (68%)
  • Passenger231 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car887 (80%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had the 150th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1996

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1996: 79, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2279118110
2ndM2562106011
3rdM23529805
4thA254674011
5thB269263506
6thB2028213901
7thB2030202305
8thB2037182611
9thA264111501
10thB202491301
11thB202971200
12thB22086800
13thB20315900
14thB2705501
15thB22352400
16thB22362200

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1996

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1996: 49.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1996

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1996: 117.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years