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Woking road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1982, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1981 (391), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 1982
473
Up 21% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
577
Up 27% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Woking in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9320%
  • Slight37178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight45679%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 473, up 21% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.9%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March43 (9.1%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May45 (9.5%)
  • June33 (7%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August36 (7.6%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October38 (8%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (59%)
  • Wet or damp174 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph339 (72%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph91 (19%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (88%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (30%)
  • Cyclist89 (15%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20196 (34%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (68%)
  • Passenger117 (20%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (61%)
  • Motorcycle172 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1982.

Collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1982

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1982: 63, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320638538
2ndA324476008
3rdA245394526
4thA247323805
5thB382243303
6thA322182203
7thA3046141501
8thA31891001
9thB3808803
10thB3677901
11thA35500
12thA3191101
13thB20391101
14thB30121100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1982

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 251.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1982

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1982: 186.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years