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Waverley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1979, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,540 collisions in Waverley.

Collisions in 1979
569
Casualties in 1979
750
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Waverley in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious15828%
  • Slight39970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious20027%
  • Slight53772%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 569.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (9.8%)
  • Thursday100 (18%)
  • Friday79 (14%)
  • Saturday100 (18%)
  • Sunday72 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.6%)
  • February24 (4.2%)
  • March34 (6%)
  • April39 (6.9%)
  • May35 (6.2%)
  • June45 (7.9%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August47 (8.3%)
  • September55 (9.7%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November53 (9.3%)
  • December70 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other47 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (56%)
  • Wet or damp201 (35%)
  • Frost or ice42 (7.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (51%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph214 (38%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20239 (32%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (64%)
  • Passenger193 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (62%)
  • Motorcycle191 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Waverley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waverley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 159th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1979

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1979: 54, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2875478315
2ndA34881117
3rdA325415027
4thA31004047011
5thB21283645111
6thA281243119
7thA283223007
8thB3001223314
9thB2131202104
10thA2861931110
11thA31193206
12thB2130161704
13thA30168801
14thB300781101
15thB21276702
16thA3245601
17thB33845802
18thB30054401
19thA3213601
20thB30003402

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1979

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1979: 73.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1979

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1979: 135.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years