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Waverley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 625 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1981, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (656), and casualties fell from 857.

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

Collisions in 1981
625
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
814
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Waverley in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious18129%
  • Slight42668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious22428%
  • Slight57170%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 625, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7%)
  • February39 (6.2%)
  • March45 (7.2%)
  • April48 (7.7%)
  • May42 (6.7%)
  • June54 (8.6%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August44 (7%)
  • September80 (13%)
  • October58 (9.3%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December52 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other46 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (59%)
  • Wet or damp224 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph313 (50%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph241 (39%)
  • 70 mph41 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (27%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Cyclist84 (10%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1566 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20265 (33%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (68%)
  • Passenger174 (21%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (62%)
  • Motorcycle221 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 134th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
134th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1981

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1981: 60, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2876077118
2ndA3100566308
3rdA34986323
4thA314359211
5thA325414908
6thA2812941112
7thB2128253849
8thA283183627
9thA286172217
10thB2131172315
11thB2130161706
12thB3001151605
13thB2127121608
14thA3016101304
15thB3007101102
16thA3246811
17thB30006702
18thB33844400
19thA2482201
20thA30142201

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1981

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1981: 81.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1981

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1981: 148.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years