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Woking road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1983, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (473), and casualties fell from 577.

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

Collisions in 1983
420
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
520
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Woking in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious10019%
  • Slight41279%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 420, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (18%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.8%)
  • February21 (5%)
  • March32 (7.6%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May37 (8.8%)
  • June30 (7.1%)
  • July34 (8.1%)
  • August31 (7.4%)
  • September28 (6.7%)
  • October50 (12%)
  • November39 (9.3%)
  • December52 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (61%)
  • Wet or damp157 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (73%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (31%)
  • Cyclist78 (15%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20179 (34%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4540 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (71%)
  • Passenger92 (18%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (60%)
  • Motorcycle164 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1983.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1983

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1983: 64, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3206479218
2ndA3246288112
3rdA245313907
4thB382212704
5thA3046162003
6thA247151602
7thA322151910
8thB380141504
9thA31871010
10thB3675902
11thA31200
12thB3851100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1983

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 262.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1983

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1983: 214.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1983, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years