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Whyteleafe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Whyteleafe, Tandridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
516
1,140th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
661
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
95
108 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Whyteleafe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight41480%

What the data shows

  • Whyteleafe had 86 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% more than the 82 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Whyteleafe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 75 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whyteleafe, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Whyteleafe.

Where Whyteleafe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,140th
Most casualties
1,128th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,175th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (19%)
  • Friday74 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (78%)
  • Roundabout50 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph478 (93%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (9.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant391 (59%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (15%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whyteleafe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whyteleafe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whyteleafe peaked at 21 in 1980; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251213
202455
20231010
202266
202155
202055
2019810
2018610
20171218
20161721
201545
20141318
2013711
20121014
2011916
20101114
2009910
200879
200767
200667
200589
2004810
200367
2002914
20011216
20001216
19991822
19981517
19971215
19961320
19951318
199478
19931213
19921621
1991911
19901114
19891415
19881417
19871725
19861320
19851718
19841424
19831015
19821520
19811719
19802125
19791518

Map of recent crashes in Whyteleafe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whyteleafe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whyteleafe

The 24 most recent collisions in Whyteleafe happened between 30 April 2023 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whyteleafe

The A22 has the most collisions in Whyteleafe, 365 of 516 (71%), followed by the B270 (9).

Collisions in Whyteleafe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22365462664
2ndB2709901

Council areas covering Whyteleafe

Collisions in Whyteleafe were recorded in 2 council areas. Tandridge has 507 of 516 (98%).

Collisions in Whyteleafe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTandridge507649794
2ndCroydon91201

Postcode districts in Whyteleafe

Collisions in Whyteleafe were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CR3 (512) and CR8 (4).