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Woking road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1987, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (404), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 1987
399
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
504
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Woking in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight41683%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 399, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.5%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March43 (11%)
  • April35 (8.8%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July33 (8.3%)
  • August26 (6.5%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (61%)
  • Wet or damp143 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (73%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph72 (18%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (17%)
  • Cyclist83 (16%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (28%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (64%)
  • Passenger121 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (68%)
  • Motorcycle88 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1987.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1987

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1987: 51, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3205165010
2ndA245425208
3rdA324273403
4thB382151606
5thA247142001
6thB380101702
7thA32281402
8thA30467802
9thM2561511
10thA3183401
11thB3673400

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1987

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 231.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1987

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1987: 195.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years