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Woking road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1996, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (379), and casualties fell from 503.

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

Collisions in 1996
374
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
477
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1996

1.9% of collisions in Woking in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious469.6%
  • Slight42389%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 374, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (19%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February34 (9.1%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April23 (6.1%)
  • May28 (7.5%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (67%)
  • Wet or damp113 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (67%)
  • 40 mph58 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (13%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (81%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (64%)
  • Cyclist56 (12%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (69%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1996.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1996

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1996: 46, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320466916
2ndA245405004
3rdA324324515
4thB382172201
5thA322152603
6thA247141800
7thB380131801
8thM25111500
9thA31871000
10thA30465500
11thB3671100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1996

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 218.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1996

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1996: 174.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years