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Waverley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1996, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (584), and casualties fell from 832.

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

Collisions in 1996
579
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
806
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Waverley in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight49485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight71388%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 579, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (18%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.9%)
  • February53 (9.2%)
  • March41 (7.1%)
  • April39 (6.7%)
  • May52 (9%)
  • June53 (9.2%)
  • July40 (6.9%)
  • August47 (8.1%)
  • September48 (8.3%)
  • October52 (9%)
  • November53 (9.2%)
  • December55 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (57%)
  • Wet or damp226 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (47%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph213 (37%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20136 (17%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35140 (17%)
  • 36 to 45111 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded52 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (68%)
  • Passenger197 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car870 (80%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 141st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1996

The A3 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1996: 48, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34888013
2ndA287476604
3rdA31385313
4thA325364303
5thB2130304006
6thA281284403
7thA283274303
8thA3100273502
9thB2128243012
10thB2131233414
11thA286192502
12thB3001121511
13thA324111702
14thB2127111302
15thB300781001
16thA30166701
17thB33845601
18thB21293403
19thB21332200
20thB30051100

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1996

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1996: 68.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1996

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1996: 144.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years