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Woking road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1989, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (395), and casualties rose from 480.

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

Collisions in 1989
433
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
543
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Woking in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight36584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight46786%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 433, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (10%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February36 (8.3%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April35 (8.1%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July21 (4.8%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November42 (9.7%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (69%)
  • Wet or damp127 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (73%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph69 (16%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (18%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (24%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (66%)
  • Passenger99 (18%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (70%)
  • Motorcycle100 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Woking

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Woking ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1989.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1989

The A245 had the most collisions in Woking in 1989: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245466305
2ndA3204353010
3rdA324303711
4thA247222302
5thA322192611
6thM25141903
7thB382121401
8thB380111703
9thA3046101104
10thA31881001
11thB3672200
12thA3191201
13thB3851100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1989

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 249.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1989

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1989: 194.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1989, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years