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Woking road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,440 road traffic collisions in Woking from 1979 to 2025, and 20,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 138 were fatal and 2,365 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 192 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (209), and casualties fell from 263 to 229.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,440
113th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,013
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
138
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
192
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Woking

0.9% of collisions in Woking from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1380.9%
  • Serious2,36515%
  • Slight12,93784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1440.7%
  • Serious2,63913%
  • Slight17,23086%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. In 2025 there were 192, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 192
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025192229
2024209263
2023203252
2022188236
2021174215
2020201235
2019197234
2018215278
2017262335
2016269337
2015268346
2014283363
2013283383
2012252339
2011310418
2010269355
2009284400
2008261365
2007294407
2006349490
2005349465
2004405539
2003306399
2002323452
2001385568
2000369525
1999379503
1998386515
1997372505
1996374477
1995379503
1994411548
1993326423
1992350440
1991359465
1990422544
1989433543
1988395480
1987399504
1986404505
1985412512
1984459566
1983420520
1982473577
1981391453
1980409518
1979387484

When and where crashes happen in Woking

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,237 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,316 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,438 (16%)
  • Thursday2,404 (16%)
  • Friday2,549 (17%)
  • Saturday1,993 (13%)
  • Sunday1,503 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59446 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59185 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,449 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,106 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,674 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,542 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,619 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,419 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,308 (8.5%)
  • February1,108 (7.2%)
  • March1,256 (8.1%)
  • April1,205 (7.8%)
  • May1,236 (8%)
  • June1,246 (8.1%)
  • July1,315 (8.5%)
  • August1,166 (7.6%)
  • September1,315 (8.5%)
  • October1,439 (9.3%)
  • November1,536 (9.9%)
  • December1,310 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,888 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,381 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting544 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown477 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit141 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,802 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,958 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds194 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds162 (1%)
  • Fog or mist97 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.1%)
  • Other558 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded588 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,363 (67%)
  • Wet or damp4,693 (30%)
  • Frost or ice297 (1.9%)
  • Snow56 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph71 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph10,649 (69%)
  • 40 mph2,213 (14%)
  • 50 mph548 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph1,546 (10%)
  • 70 mph411 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,190 (79%)
  • Roundabout1,169 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1,142 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road645 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded294 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Woking

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,324 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist2,907 (15%)
  • Cyclist2,689 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,181 (11%)
  • Van occupant330 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant214 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)120 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant102 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant73 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant46 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5422 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10665 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 151,154 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 203,972 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,570 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,589 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,585 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,870 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,206 (6%)
  • 66 to 75750 (3.7%)
  • Over 75588 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded642 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,002 (70%)
  • Passenger3,830 (19%)
  • Pedestrian2,181 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,098 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,987 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,774 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,089 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes607 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach274 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle219 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car163 (0.6%)
  • Minibus86 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown20 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Woking

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Woking

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Woking ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had the 113th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
113th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
236thNorth West Leicestershire15,54122,0324232,659
237thFolkestone and Hythe15,49820,6122563,247
238thRedcar and Cleveland15,47120,8502932,743
239thWoking (this area)15,44020,0131382,365
240thBridgend15,42921,5432552,097
241stNorth Kesteven15,34022,8144983,371
242ndDenbighshire15,31522,6393532,851

Accident hotspots in Woking

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Woking, with 1,098 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking from 1979 to 2025: 2,130, including 21 fatal and 323 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3202,1302,89321323
2ndA2451,5802,12113201
3rdA3241,1581,54413186
4thB3825758002110
5thA322512718485
6thA247493610178
7thM25417709242
8thB380403549377
9thA3046331431258
10thA318211248328
11thB367143208126
12thA3212704
13thB385111203
14thM3101401
15thA18900
16thB3836803
17thA3195602
18thB22153412
19thA302200
20thB12201

Towns in Woking

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,669.

Postcode districts in Woking

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking from 1979 to 2025: 7,215.

Latest crashes in Woking

Of the latest 24 crashes in Woking, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity