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Woking road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1985, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (459), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 1985
412
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
512
Down 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Woking in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight32880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8917%
  • Slight41882%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 412, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (17%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May30 (7.3%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July49 (12%)
  • August29 (7%)
  • September38 (9.2%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December31 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (62%)
  • Wet or damp148 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (76%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph78 (19%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (24%)
  • Cyclist79 (15%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20166 (32%)
  • 21 to 2594 (18%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.1%)
  • Over 751 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (69%)
  • Passenger86 (17%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (64%)
  • Motorcycle122 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1985.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1985

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1985: 63, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3206387111
2ndA245374608
3rdA3243752013
4thB382161804
5thA247132004
6thA3046121502
7thA322121600
8thA31871003
9thB3807802
10thB3675600
11thM252300

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1985

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 225.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1985

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1985: 195.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years