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Woking road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1984, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (420), and casualties rose from 520.

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

Collisions in 1984
459
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
566
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Woking in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight35778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious11420%
  • Slight44779%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 459, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April38 (8.3%)
  • May39 (8.5%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July30 (6.5%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September43 (9.4%)
  • October36 (7.8%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December45 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded54 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (59%)
  • Wet or damp179 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph371 (81%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (13%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (85%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (23%)
  • Cyclist99 (17%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (33%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (66%)
  • Passenger121 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (65%)
  • Motorcycle140 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1984.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1984

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1984: 54, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3205464015
2ndA245475813
3rdA3243950110
4thB382233205
5thA247212602
6thA3046172604
7thB380121302
8thA31891103
9thA32291000
10thB3675603
11thM252200
12thA31100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1984

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 272.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1984

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1984: 225.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years