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Dorking road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,063 road traffic collisions in Dorking, Mole Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 313 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,063
450th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,525
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
29 people killed
Serious collisions
313
333 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Dorking

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal271.3%
  • Serious31315%
  • Slight1,72384%

What the data shows

  • Dorking had 264 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 357 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Dorking were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 322 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dorking, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Dorking.

Where Dorking ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
450th
Most casualties
465th
Most fatal collisions
380th
Most serious collisions
490th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday293 (14%)
  • Tuesday285 (14%)
  • Wednesday303 (15%)
  • Thursday315 (15%)
  • Friday376 (18%)
  • Saturday260 (13%)
  • Sunday231 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,546 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit386 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,354 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway280 (14%)
  • Roundabout200 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road190 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,407 (68%)
  • 40 mph407 (20%)
  • 50 mph62 (3%)
  • 60 mph135 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph41 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,555 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds267 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other66 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded113 (5.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,228 (49%)
  • Pedestrian534 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist365 (14%)
  • Cyclist312 (12%)
  • Van occupant26 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dorking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Dorking peaked at 79 in 1989; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252631
20242125
20232933
20223338
20212532
20202528
20192330
20182733
20172627
20162931
20152832
20143749
20134147
20124448
20113238
20103756
20093136
20084147
20073244
20063454
20054960
20043443
20033446
20024666
20014050
20004757
19994862
19985265
19973746
19965364
19956278
19945063
19935062
19925570
19914959
19907789
19897992
19885673
19875270
19865460
19855865
19847288
19835458
19827086
19816069
19804656
19795869

Map of recent crashes in Dorking

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dorking

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dorking

The 24 most recent collisions in Dorking happened between 25 January and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dorking

The A25 has the most collisions in Dorking, 642 of 2,063 (31%), followed by the A24 (557).

Collisions in Dorking on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25642762983
2ndA245577371299
3rdA2003381467463
4thB2038253103

Council areas covering Dorking

Collisions in Dorking were recorded in 2 council areas. Mole Valley has 2,058 of 2,063 (99.8%).

Collisions in Dorking by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMole Valley2,0582,51727312
2ndTandridge3300

Postcode districts in Dorking

Collisions in Dorking were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by RH4 (1,798) and RH5 (265).