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Woking road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2002, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2001 (385), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 2002
323
Down 16% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
452
Down 20% on 2001
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Woking in 2002 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious278.4%
  • Slight29591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious316.9%
  • Slight42093%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 323, down 16% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (11%)
  • February19 (5.9%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July30 (9.3%)
  • August24 (7.4%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October28 (8.7%)
  • November30 (9.3%)
  • December32 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other15 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (65%)
  • Wet or damp110 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (66%)
  • 40 mph62 (19%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (64%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (69%)
  • Passenger94 (21%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Woking

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Woking ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2002.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2002

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2002, with 56 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2002

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2002: 45, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320456403
2ndA245314403
3rdA324275904
4thB382112001
5thM25101700
6thA24791100
7thA3227900
8thB3806701
9thA30465700
10thB3674400
11thA3183400
12thA301100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2002

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 186.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2002

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2002: 151.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years