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South Merstham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in South Merstham, Reigate and Banstead, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 150 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,003
750th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,317
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
150
161 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for South Merstham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15015%
  • Slight84885%

What the data shows

  • South Merstham had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 225 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in South Merstham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 135 children under 16 were killed or injured in South Merstham, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in South Merstham.

Where South Merstham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
750th
Most casualties
723rd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
861st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (16%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday161 (16%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday137 (14%)
  • Saturday117 (12%)
  • Sunday132 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight727 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway880 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph728 (73%)
  • 40 mph70 (7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (13%)
  • 70 mph56 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds730 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant802 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (14%)
  • Pedestrian137 (10%)
  • Cyclist121 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

South Merstham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Merstham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in South Merstham peaked at 37 in 1982; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025610
20241010
20231315
20221213
202155
2020912
20191415
20181517
20172430
20162529
20152333
20142939
20132227
20122138
20112935
20101521
20091521
20082131
20072123
20062951
20052331
20042635
20031519
20022646
20012835
20002948
19992937
19982835
19972842
19962631
19952135
19941723
19931924
19922332
19911923
19903549
19892226
19881016
19871116
19861718
19852327
19842728
19832227
19823740
19812530
19802836
19793133

Map of recent crashes in South Merstham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in South Merstham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in South Merstham

The 24 most recent collisions in South Merstham happened between 20 June 2023 and 19 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in South Merstham

The A23 has the most collisions in South Merstham, 412 of 1,003 (41%), followed by the M25 (43).

Collisions in South Merstham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23412567265
2ndM25436804
3rdB2031354318
4thM23172803

Council areas covering South Merstham

Collisions in South Merstham were recorded in 2 council areas. Reigate and Banstead has 1,000 of 1,003 (99.7%).

Collisions in South Merstham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stReigate and Banstead1,0001,3145149
2ndTandridge3301

Postcode district for South Merstham

All 1,003 collisions in South Merstham were in the RH1 postcode district.