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Woking road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1981, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (409), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 1981
391
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
453
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1981

1% of collisions in Woking in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9625%
  • Slight29174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious10824%
  • Slight34175%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 391, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (19%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June30 (7.7%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (58%)
  • Wet or damp147 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (73%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (16%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (83%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist154 (34%)
  • Car occupant145 (32%)
  • Cyclist80 (18%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20164 (36%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4524 (5.3%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (72%)
  • Passenger74 (16%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (58%)
  • Motorcycle164 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1981.

Collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1981

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1981: 46, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320464716
2ndA245353908
3rdA324323303
4thA322182604
5thB382182205
6thA247151514
7thB380152218
8thA3046141702
9thA37903
10thA3184400
11thB3673301
12thA3191100
13thB3851100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1981

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 213.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1981

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1981: 167.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years