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Woking road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1986, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (412), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 1986
404
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
505
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1986

0.5% of collisions in Woking in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8421%
  • Slight31879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight40781%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 404, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February21 (5.2%)
  • March25 (6.2%)
  • April36 (8.9%)
  • May35 (8.7%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August38 (9.4%)
  • September32 (7.9%)
  • October38 (9.4%)
  • November32 (7.9%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (4%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (61%)
  • Wet or damp148 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (73%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph12 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (82%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (20%)
  • Cyclist87 (17%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20171 (34%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (68%)
  • Passenger98 (19%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1986.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1986

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1986: 55, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3205569017
2ndA245475203
3rdA3244148012
4thA3046172605
5thB382162004
6thA24791003
7thA3189912
8thM2591501
9thA32281002
10thB38051200
11thB3672200
12thA231400

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1986

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 208.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1986

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1986: 194.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1986, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years