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Woking road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Woking in 1998, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (372), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 1998
386
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
515
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 1998

1% of collisions in Woking in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight33487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious489.3%
  • Slight46390%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 386, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (10%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March37 (9.6%)
  • April44 (11%)
  • May33 (8.5%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August19 (4.9%)
  • September25 (6.5%)
  • October35 (9.1%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December35 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (67%)
  • Wet or damp119 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (64%)
  • 40 mph61 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph56 (15%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (61%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (21%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (68%)
  • Passenger104 (20%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1998.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 1998

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 1998: 57, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320578209
2ndA245506916
3rdA324314102
4thA322121700
5thM25121702
6thA2478901
7thA30468801
8thA31881000
9thB3807802
10thB38261000
11thB36742001

Towns in Woking: crashes in 1998

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 210.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 1998

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 1998: 183.

Latest crashes in Woking in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 1998, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years