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Caterham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,057 road traffic collisions in Caterham, Tandridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 300 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 41% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,057
453rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,598
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
26 people killed
Serious collisions
300
330 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Up 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Caterham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.1%
  • Serious30015%
  • Slight1,73484%

What the data shows

  • Caterham had 296 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 363 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Caterham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 375 children under 16 were killed or injured in Caterham, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Caterham.

Where Caterham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
453rd
Most casualties
454th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
509th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (13%)
  • Tuesday288 (14%)
  • Wednesday318 (15%)
  • Thursday322 (16%)
  • Friday361 (18%)
  • Saturday294 (14%)
  • Sunday201 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,430 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit502 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,791 (87%)
  • Roundabout112 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1%)
  • Not recorded42 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,907 (93%)
  • 40 mph45 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (1%)
  • 60 mph34 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph40 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,474 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds264 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other66 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded177 (8.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,417 (55%)
  • Pedestrian514 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist381 (15%)
  • Cyclist179 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Caterham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caterham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Caterham peaked at 75 in 1988; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253135
20242228
20233040
20222630
20213141
20201920
20193748
20182946
20173241
20163945
20154248
20142833
20133036
20122737
20114365
20103742
20094763
20083754
20073852
20063453
20053641
20044251
20033848
20024654
20014450
20004249
19994456
19985468
19975064
19965065
19955468
19944455
19934048
19925873
19915267
19906186
19896681
198875101
19874862
19865163
19855668
19845780
19836073
19825971
19815660
19806580
19795059

Map of recent crashes in Caterham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Caterham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Caterham

The 24 most recent collisions in Caterham happened between 26 May and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Caterham

The B2030 has the most collisions in Caterham, 595 of 2,057 (29%), followed by the B2208 (275).

Collisions in Caterham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2030595740387
2ndB2208275336136
3rdA22134189216
4thB2031123146217

Council areas covering Caterham

Collisions in Caterham were recorded in 2 council areas. Tandridge has 2,048 of 2,057 (99.6%).

Collisions in Caterham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTandridge2,0482,58723298
2ndCroydon5701

Postcode districts in Caterham

Collisions in Caterham were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by CR3 (2,039) and RH1 (12).