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Waverley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 2008, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (460), and casualties fell from 711.

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

Collisions in 2008
368
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
549
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Waverley in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight32488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious509.1%
  • Slight49690%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 368, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday79 (21%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February27 (7.3%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April34 (9.2%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July30 (8.2%)
  • August29 (7.9%)
  • September27 (7.3%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December26 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (61%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (51%)
  • 40 mph75 (20%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph60 (16%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4595 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (70%)
  • Passenger139 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Waverley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waverley ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 175th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Waverley in 2008

Farnham Castle, Waverley, GU9 7RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waverley in 2008, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 2008

The A3 had the most collisions in Waverley in 2008: 34, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3346113
2ndA31283801
3rdA287273905
4thB2128224103
5thA325202503
6thB2130202900
7thA281192703
8thA283193103
9thA286193003
10thA3100142002
11thB3001122501
12thB213181200
13thB300771011
14thB21276700
15thB30053501
16thA30162201
17thA3241100
18thB21331100
19thB33841100

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 2008

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 2008: 42.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 2008

GU8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 2008: 85.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years