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Waverley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 2016, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (326), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 2016
328
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
419
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Waverley in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious399.3%
  • Slight37790%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 328, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 328
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (18%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (19%)
  • Friday37 (11%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.8%)
  • February27 (8.2%)
  • March24 (7.3%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August24 (7.3%)
  • September28 (8.5%)
  • October30 (9.1%)
  • November23 (7%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph195 (59%)
  • 40 mph46 (14%)
  • 50 mph32 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (66%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7530 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (72%)
  • Passenger72 (17%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 157th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Waverley in 2016

Farnham Castle, Waverley, GU9 9FN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waverley in 2016, with 30 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 2016

The A31 had the most collisions in Waverley in 2016: 36, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31365204
2ndA325354215
3rdA287313603
4thA281203203
5thA3203303
6thA283182102
7thA286172413
8thB2128131500
9thA3100111802
10thB2130101200
11thB21317702
12thB30016801
13thB32085600
14thA30163300
15thB30053400
16thB30073300
17thB21271100
18thB21331100
19thB33841100

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 2016

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 2016: 40.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 2016

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 2016: 98.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years