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Tandridge road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1997, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (556), and casualties fell from 856.

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

Collisions in 1997
543
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
816
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1997

2.2% of collisions in Tandridge in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight45584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious9011%
  • Slight71387%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 543, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (17%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.7%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March52 (9.6%)
  • April39 (7.2%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June47 (8.7%)
  • July47 (8.7%)
  • August42 (7.7%)
  • September37 (6.8%)
  • October50 (9.2%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December45 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (58%)
  • Wet or damp214 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (29%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph206 (38%)
  • 70 mph127 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (25%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant621 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian44 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20109 (13%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35180 (22%)
  • 36 to 45125 (15%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (69%)
  • Passenger210 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (78%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had the 160th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1997

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1997: 71, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2271100010
2ndM256310326
3rdM23549506
4thA25477427
5thB269294107
6thB2028283823
7thB2030161902
8thA264112502
9thB2029111405
10thB2037101902
11thB2208101201
12thB203171000
13thB20244811
14thB2703500
15thB22351100
16thB22361100

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1997

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1997: 50.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1997

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1997: 112.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1997, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years