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Waverley road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1986, and 856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (609), and casualties rose from 802.

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

Collisions in 1986
619
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
856
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Waverley in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious16026%
  • Slight45173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious21625%
  • Slight63074%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 619, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (18%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.2%)
  • February36 (5.8%)
  • March40 (6.5%)
  • April49 (7.9%)
  • May49 (7.9%)
  • June43 (6.9%)
  • July48 (7.8%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September53 (8.6%)
  • October58 (9.4%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded209 (34%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (58%)
  • Wet or damp228 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (54%)
  • 40 mph25 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph226 (37%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (18%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.5%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20246 (29%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (13%)
  • 36 to 4597 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4%)
  • Over 7528 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (64%)
  • Passenger226 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (71%)
  • Motorcycle156 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 142nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1986

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1986: 56, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2875682020
2ndA3254761010
3rdB21284761015
4thA34285014
5thA31376026
6thA3100374308
7thA281294304
8thB2131293009
9thB3007222802
10thA283182608
11thA286162714
12thB2130162104
13thB3001162107
14thB2127111203
15thA30166601
16thB300051011
17thA3244501
18thB33844410
19thB21332200
20thB30052200

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1986

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1986: 68.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1986

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1986: 139.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years