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Waverley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Waverley in 2017, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (328), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2017
289
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
372
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waverley in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Waverley in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Waverley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight23682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight31785%

Waverley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 688 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 289, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 289
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April21 (7.3%)
  • May16 (5.5%)
  • June34 (12%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August27 (9.3%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October17 (5.9%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (71%)
  • Wet or damp72 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph162 (56%)
  • 40 mph63 (22%)
  • 50 mph27 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waverley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.6%)
  • Over 7532 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (75%)
  • Passenger61 (16%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (79%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waverley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waverley had the 165th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Waverley in 2017

Farnham Castle, Waverley, GU9 7RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waverley in 2017, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Waverley with the most crashes in 2017

The A287 had the most collisions in Waverley in 2017: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waverley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287253108
2ndA31243604
3rdA281172803
4thA283162001
5thA3151916
6thA325151712
7thB2128101400
8thA310091211
9thB213181003
10thA2866911
11thB21306702
12thB30015801
13thB30075600
14thB21273500
15thB30052200
16thB33842300
17thA11100
18thA2471100
19thA30161101
20thA3211100

Towns in Waverley: crashes in 2017

Farnham had the most collisions of any town in Waverley in 2017: 35.

Postcode districts in Waverley: crashes in 2017

GU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waverley in 2017: 78.

Latest crashes in Waverley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Waverley in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Waverley road accidents in other years