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Woking road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1988, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (399), and casualties fell from 504.

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

Collisions in 1988
395
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
480
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1988

0.5% of collisions in Woking in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight42188%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 395, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (8.9%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.9%)
  • February32 (8.1%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May27 (6.8%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July34 (8.6%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September38 (9.6%)
  • October35 (8.9%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (66%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph298 (75%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph53 (13%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (83%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (50%)
  • Cyclist84 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (24%)
  • 21 to 2576 (16%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (68%)
  • Passenger86 (18%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (11%)
  • Motorcycle77 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1988.

Collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1988

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1988: 39, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320395105
2ndA245364402
3rdA324354808
4thB382161902
5thB380101700
6thA32291104
7thA3187801
8thA2476602
9thM2561102
10thA30465702
11thA3191100
12thB3671101

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1988

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 234.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1988

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1988: 200.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years