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RH8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,746 road traffic collisions in the RH8 postcode district, Tandridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 492 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
2,746
1,411th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,901
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
57 people killed
Serious collisions
492
577 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RH8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.9%
  • Serious49218%
  • Slight2,20180%

What the data shows

  • RH8 had 403 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 591 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in RH8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 320 children under 16 were killed or injured in RH8, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in RH8.

Where RH8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,411th
Most casualties
1,354th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,507th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (14%)
  • Tuesday414 (15%)
  • Wednesday429 (16%)
  • Thursday380 (14%)
  • Friday445 (16%)
  • Saturday384 (14%)
  • Sunday302 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,915 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting439 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown77 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,024 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway624 (23%)
  • Roundabout29 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph914 (33%)
  • 40 mph530 (19%)
  • 50 mph82 (3%)
  • 60 mph653 (24%)
  • 70 mph559 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,002 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds369 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded181 (6.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,806 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian265 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist196 (5%)
  • Van occupant131 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RH8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RH8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RH8 peaked at 84 in 1998; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253241
20244053
20232639
20223855
20213342
20202836
20194462
20185187
20175264
20165979
20154962
20146087
20136094
20125285
20116088
201069103
20096074
20085679
20075891
20066798
20056698
20046190
200373108
200268103
200172114
200073107
199977121
199884128
199773108
199676118
199571114
19945166
19935270
199264100
19916188
19904962
19896382
19886784
19876387
19865061
19855269
19845676
19834956
198284105
19816693
19805775
19797499

Map of recent crashes in RH8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RH8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RH8

The 24 most recent collisions in RH8 happened between 4 June and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RH8

The M25 has the most collisions in RH8, 575 of 2,746 (21%), followed by the A25 (568).

Collisions in RH8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255759941270
2ndA2556878214100
3rdB269265385866
4thB20247801

Council area for RH8

RH8 is in Tandridge, where police recorded 19,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025. RH8 accounts for 14% of them.

Towns in RH8

Collisions in RH8 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Oxted (822) and Limpsfield (292).