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RH9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
2,827
1,380th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,234
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
41 people killed
Serious collisions
416
519 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Up 52% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Up 79% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RH9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal361.3%
  • Serious41615%
  • Slight2,37584%

What the data shows

  • RH9 had 416 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 572 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in RH9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 298 children under 16 were killed or injured in RH9, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in RH9.

Where RH9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,380th
Most casualties
1,228th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,715th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday398 (14%)
  • Tuesday423 (15%)
  • Wednesday390 (14%)
  • Thursday436 (15%)
  • Friday480 (17%)
  • Saturday357 (13%)
  • Sunday343 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,032 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting393 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit315 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown74 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,349 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway1,064 (38%)
  • Roundabout267 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road104 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph403 (14%)
  • 40 mph263 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph267 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph826 (29%)
  • 70 mph1,066 (38%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,015 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds410 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other81 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded189 (6.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,308 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist392 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant158 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian128 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)95 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist73 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RH9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RH9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RH9 peaked at 90 in 1999; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254470
20242939
20233446
20223552
20213148
20203051
20195386
20184873
20175376
20165990
20155278
20146193
20134976
20125681
20116197
20105087
20096588
20085485
20075678
200668105
200565103
20046996
200373112
200271103
200180129
200086132
199990137
199884137
199777118
199675114
199577123
19946796
199366113
199286120
199179104
199081118
198975110
19886689
198780122
19865680
19854268
19844451
19835477
19824766
19816186
19805479
19793452

Map of recent crashes in RH9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RH9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RH9

The 24 most recent collisions in RH9 happened between 18 June and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RH9

The A22 has the most collisions in RH9, 1,069 of 2,827 (38%), followed by the M25 (824).

Collisions in RH9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA221,0691,58415158
2ndM258241,3151096
3rdA25367546665
4thB223510014116
5thB2236506915

Council area for RH9

RH9 is in Tandridge, where police recorded 19,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025. RH9 accounts for 14% of them.

Towns in RH9

Collisions in RH9 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Godstone (294) and South Godstone (100).