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Waverley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,540 road traffic collisions in Waverley from 1979 to 2025, and 29,614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 326 were fatal and 3,833 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 198 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (186), and casualties rose from 242 to 257.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,540
151st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,614
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
326
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
198
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Waverley

1.5% of collisions in Waverley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3261.5%
  • Serious3,83318%
  • Slight17,38181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3531.2%
  • Serious4,58115%
  • Slight24,68083%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. In 2025 there were 198, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 198
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025198257
2024186242
2023246313
2022248316
2021195273
2020181220
2019216291
2018239305
2017289372
2016328419
2015326410
2014353473
2013334440
2012334450
2011350480
2010346467
2009380532
2008368549
2007460711
2006480723
2005476700
2004485711
2003455684
2002484708
2001516714
2000508687
1999522734
1998560790
1997535774
1996579806
1995584832
1994635895
1993503698
1992523719
1991530709
1990688932
1989677922
1988655885
1987588811
1986619856
1985609802
1984619825
1983607831
1982676925
1981625814
1980656857
1979569750

When and where crashes happen in Waverley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,958 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,080 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,055 (14%)
  • Thursday3,245 (15%)
  • Friday3,617 (17%)
  • Saturday3,065 (14%)
  • Sunday2,520 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59733 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59266 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,117 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,480 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,770 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,155 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,022 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,747 (8.1%)
  • February1,510 (7%)
  • March1,710 (7.9%)
  • April1,659 (7.7%)
  • May1,693 (7.9%)
  • June1,875 (8.7%)
  • July1,857 (8.6%)
  • August1,715 (8%)
  • September1,859 (8.6%)
  • October1,964 (9.1%)
  • November2,054 (9.5%)
  • December1,897 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,286 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,714 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,461 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown913 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit160 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,707 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,979 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds277 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds230 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist186 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds123 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.1%)
  • Other616 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1,406 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,972 (60%)
  • Wet or damp7,729 (36%)
  • Frost or ice627 (2.9%)
  • Snow104 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph71 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph10,824 (50%)
  • 40 mph2,288 (11%)
  • 50 mph720 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph6,133 (28%)
  • 70 mph1,501 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,829 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway2,006 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout756 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road616 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded333 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Waverley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,538 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,636 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,689 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist2,062 (7%)
  • Van occupant726 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)282 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant250 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant205 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant155 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5485 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10739 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 151,420 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 206,014 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,757 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,890 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,913 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,911 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 652,025 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,329 (4.5%)
  • Over 751,237 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded894 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,211 (68%)
  • Passenger6,714 (23%)
  • Pedestrian2,689 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29,804 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,693 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2,154 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,748 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,135 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle499 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach367 (0.9%)
  • Minibus135 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car77 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown30 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Waverley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Waverley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waverley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 151st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 161st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
148thKnowsley21,90831,3932973,144
149thReading21,62726,4051993,333
150thWinchester21,55929,8074804,965
151stWaverley (this area)21,54029,6143263,833
152ndElmbridge21,47427,6382233,430
153rdStockton-on-Tees21,37128,4203793,284
154thOxford21,14624,5841883,822

Accident hotspots in Waverley

Farnham Castle, Waverley, GU9 7RU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Waverley, with 652 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley from 1979 to 2025: 1,876, including 21 fatal and 330 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2871,8762,50921330
2ndA31,6462,74044316
3rdA3251,4961,8829222
4thA311,4512,14732218
5thB21281,1001,51825212
6thA31001,0191,32516162
7thA2819871,50431185
8thA2838981,35017178
9thA2868721,34226182
10thB21307571,0766130
11thB213169691713139
12thB300160283610117
13thB3007430546362
14thB2127311420466
15thA3016238313346
16thA324170229127
17thB3384154196414
18thB3005119153119
19thB21336982112
20thB2129587716

Towns in Waverley

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley from 1979 to 2025: 2,708.

Postcode districts in Waverley

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley from 1979 to 2025: 5,343.

Latest crashes in Waverley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Waverley, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity