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Woking road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1979, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,440 collisions in Woking.

Collisions in 1979
387
Casualties in 1979
484
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1979

1% of collisions in Woking in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious11730%
  • Slight26669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious14229%
  • Slight33770%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 387.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April32 (8.3%)
  • May25 (6.5%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September36 (9.3%)
  • October38 (9.8%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December45 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (59%)
  • Wet or damp131 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (74%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph69 (18%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (28%)
  • Cyclist73 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20158 (33%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (58%)
  • Motorcycle142 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Woking

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Woking ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1979.

Collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1979

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1979: 54, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3205463015
2ndA245375109
3rdA3243544013
4thA247151502
5thA322153015
6thA3046131402
7thB380131803
8thB382122004
9thA3187702
10thB3674703
11thA32301
12thA3191100
13thB3831101
14thM31101

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1979

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 220.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1979

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1979: 172.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years