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KT18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,080 road traffic collisions in the KT18 postcode district, Epsom and Ewell, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 571 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 35% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
3,080
1,281st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,222
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
45 people killed
Serious collisions
571
654 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Up 86% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KT18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.3%
  • Serious57119%
  • Slight2,47080%

What the data shows

  • KT18 had 488 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 565 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in KT18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 353 children under 16 were killed or injured in KT18, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in KT18.

Where KT18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,281st
Most casualties
1,234th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,295th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday425 (14%)
  • Tuesday439 (14%)
  • Wednesday452 (15%)
  • Thursday483 (16%)
  • Friday506 (16%)
  • Saturday423 (14%)
  • Sunday352 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,137 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit620 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting229 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,386 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway455 (15%)
  • Roundabout109 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,930 (63%)
  • 40 mph358 (12%)
  • 50 mph37 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph362 (12%)
  • 70 mph386 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,371 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds391 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist35 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded117 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,799 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist461 (11%)
  • Cyclist363 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian349 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant87 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KT18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KT18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KT18 peaked at 111 in 1982; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255080
20243743
20234146
20224266
20213843
20204152
20196179
20185263
20176682
20166072
20155978
20145162
20135976
201268108
20116193
20104567
20094874
20084160
20075776
200676112
20055979
200479109
20036688
200281119
200169107
200077125
19996792
19987696
199771105
199684113
199585113
199487118
199369100
19927586
199180108
1990106136
198987117
1988102140
19877095
198695133
198598119
1984106135
198391141
1982111163
19811620
19801323
1979710

Map of recent crashes in KT18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KT18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KT18

The 24 most recent collisions in KT18 happened between 29 June and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KT18

The A24 has the most collisions in KT18, 481 of 3,080 (16%), followed by the B290 (455).

Collisions in KT18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24481601693
2ndB290455641486
3rdM25408688649
4thB2033213318156
5thB2221173229229
6thB289135179227
7thB28099128416
8thA2405073212
9thB284334016
10thB20327902
11thA13302
12thB13500

Council areas covering KT18

Collisions in KT18 were recorded in 5 council areas. Epsom and Ewell has 1,713 of 3,080 (56%).

Collisions in KT18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpsom and Ewell1,7132,22220307
2ndMole Valley6781,0348137
3rdReigate and Banstead6609248121
4thKingston upon Thames142233
5thSutton91203

Towns in KT18

Collisions in KT18 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Epsom (1,009) and Tadworth and Epsom Downs (413).