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Waverley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 1998, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (535), and casualties rose from 774.

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

Collisions in 1998
560
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
790
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Waverley in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight49188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8411%
  • Slight70089%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 560, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (11%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March45 (8%)
  • April42 (7.5%)
  • May41 (7.3%)
  • June57 (10%)
  • July44 (7.9%)
  • August42 (7.5%)
  • September55 (9.8%)
  • October48 (8.6%)
  • November55 (9.8%)
  • December30 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (52%)
  • Wet or damp252 (45%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (44%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph214 (38%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (75%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20119 (15%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (18%)
  • 36 to 45139 (18%)
  • 46 to 5590 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded50 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (72%)
  • Passenger163 (21%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car889 (81%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 150th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 1998

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 1998: 55, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287556708
2ndA3477616
3rdA325395702
4thB2128354515
5thA281313803
6thA31314803
7thA3100273501
8thB2130274203
9thA283245233
10thA286243102
11thB2131243704
12thB3001141902
13thB2127111400
14thA3016101402
15thB30076700
16thB33845700
17thA3243900
18thB21291100
19thB30021401
20thB30051100

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 1998

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 1998: 66.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 1998

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 1998: 124.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years