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Woking road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1980, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (387), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 1980
409
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
518
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Woking in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight30775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight40177%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 409, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (10%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.5%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March33 (8.1%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June32 (7.8%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August34 (8.3%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October37 (9%)
  • November39 (9.5%)
  • December35 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other22 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (60%)
  • Wet or damp146 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (72%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (31%)
  • Cyclist75 (14%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (10%)
  • 16 to 20185 (36%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (70%)
  • Passenger95 (18%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (60%)
  • Motorcycle156 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Woking

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Woking ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1980.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1980

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1980: 62, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3206275212
2ndA2454457011
3rdA3243039110
4thB382253608
5thA247192106
6thA322182415
7thA3046122204
8thB380121802
9thB3677901
10thA3183300
11thB22153412
12thA32400
13thB30321100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1980

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 228.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1980

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1980: 167.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1980, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years