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Woking road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1997, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (374), and casualties rose from 477.

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

Collisions in 1997
372
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
505
Up 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1997

0.3% of collisions in Woking in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight33189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious469.1%
  • Slight45891%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 372, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (19%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.4%)
  • February31 (8.3%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April36 (9.7%)
  • May24 (6.5%)
  • June24 (6.5%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August26 (7%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October31 (8.3%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December37 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (70%)
  • Wet or damp108 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (69%)
  • 40 mph47 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph47 (13%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (74%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (62%)
  • Cyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (67%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1997.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1997

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1997: 58, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320587804
2ndA245456215
3rdA324263103
4thB382182404
5thA3046142001
6thB380111802
7thM25113101
8thA247101201
9thA32291502
10thA3187802
11thB3672200

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1997

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 215.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1997

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1997: 187.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years