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Waverley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1982, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (625), and casualties rose from 814.

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

Collisions in 1982
676
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
925
Up 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1982

1% of collisions in Waverley in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious18828%
  • Slight48171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious23125%
  • Slight68674%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 676, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (11%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday134 (20%)
  • Saturday111 (16%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.1%)
  • February44 (6.5%)
  • March46 (6.8%)
  • April38 (5.6%)
  • May70 (10%)
  • June57 (8.4%)
  • July61 (9%)
  • August54 (8%)
  • September65 (9.6%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December64 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds516 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (60%)
  • Wet or damp239 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (49%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph269 (40%)
  • 70 mph47 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist223 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20312 (34%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (64%)
  • Passenger246 (27%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (63%)
  • Motorcycle216 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Waverley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waverley ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 122nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1982

The A325 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1982: 57, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3255774011
2ndA2875471015
3rdA31004758111
4thA34671215
5thA314167117
6thA2833144014
7thB2128304309
8thA281274329
9thA286264308
10thB2130161903
11thB2131141703
12thB3001142306
13thA3016121705
14thB3007111404
15thA32491002
16thB212781203
17thB30007902
18thB30055702
19thA30143302
20thA2482401

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1982

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1982: 75.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1982

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1982: 161.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years