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Woking road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1990, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (433), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1990
422
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
544
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1990

0.7% of collisions in Woking in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight34983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight45784%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 422, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (19%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.8%)
  • February40 (9.5%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June26 (6.2%)
  • July26 (6.2%)
  • August32 (7.6%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December24 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (70%)
  • Wet or damp126 (30%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (70%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (17%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (80%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (18%)
  • Cyclist74 (14%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (23%)
  • 21 to 25101 (19%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (24%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (70%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1990.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1990

The A245 and A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1990, with 64 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245648008
2ndA3206483111
3rdA324263207
4thA247172104
5thB382151704
6thA322122005
7thM2581800
8thB3807800
9thA30464712
10thA3183300
11thB3671100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1990

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 224.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1990

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1990: 189.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years