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Waverley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1980, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1979 (569), and casualties rose from 750.

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

Collisions in 1980
656
Up 15% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
857
Up 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Waverley in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious18428%
  • Slight46471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious22026%
  • Slight62973%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 656, up 15% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (12%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.6%)
  • February48 (7.3%)
  • March51 (7.8%)
  • April62 (9.5%)
  • May41 (6.3%)
  • June62 (9.5%)
  • July62 (9.5%)
  • August45 (6.9%)
  • September46 (7%)
  • October62 (9.5%)
  • November59 (9%)
  • December75 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (59%)
  • Wet or damp230 (35%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (50%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph245 (37%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist79 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20318 (37%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (13%)
  • 36 to 4561 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5558 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (67%)
  • Passenger202 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (60%)
  • Motorcycle260 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 127th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1980

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1980: 58, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2875872019
2ndA3255158010
3rdA34866319
4thA314772212
5thA3100435306
6thB21284152013
7thA2862939012
8thA2812439111
9thA283202815
10thB2131202705
11thB3001152014
12thB3007121202
13thB2130111703
14thB2127101403
15thA3248802
16thB300081102
17thA301661102
18thB33845501
19thA3234502
20thA30143302

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1980

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1980: 91.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1980

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1980: 151.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years