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Tandridge road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Tandridge in 1998, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (543), and casualties rose from 816.

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

Collisions in 1998
532
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
823
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tandridge in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Tandridge in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Tandridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight45285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious9311%
  • Slight72188%

Tandridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tandridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 563 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 532, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.6%)
  • February39 (7.3%)
  • March41 (7.7%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May42 (7.9%)
  • June51 (9.6%)
  • July52 (9.8%)
  • August36 (6.8%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November51 (9.6%)
  • December40 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (61%)
  • Wet or damp181 (34%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph141 (27%)
  • 40 mph37 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph206 (39%)
  • 70 mph135 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (25%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tandridge in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (11%)
  • 21 to 2584 (10%)
  • 26 to 35186 (23%)
  • 36 to 45150 (18%)
  • 46 to 55100 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded53 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (70%)
  • Passenger214 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tandridge in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tandridge had the 158th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tandridge with the most crashes in 1998

The A22 had the most collisions in Tandridge in 1998: 74, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tandridge, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2274118310
2ndM257313717
3rdA25476708
4thM23447704
5thB269264114
6thB2037162605
7thB2028151700
8thB2030141701
9thA26481502
10thB202951401
11thB20314500
12thB22354400
13thB2704601
14thB20243400
15thB22083400
16thB22361100

Towns in Tandridge: crashes in 1998

Caterham had the most collisions of any town in Tandridge in 1998: 53.

Postcode districts in Tandridge: crashes in 1998

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tandridge in 1998: 106.

Latest crashes in Tandridge in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tandridge in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tandridge road accidents in other years