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Woking road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2003, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (323), and casualties fell from 452.

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

Collisions in 2003
306
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
399
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Woking in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight27088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious369%
  • Slight36190%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 306, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (9.2%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.5%)
  • February27 (8.8%)
  • March19 (6.2%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May17 (5.6%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July27 (8.8%)
  • August27 (8.8%)
  • September26 (8.5%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November40 (13%)
  • December22 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (72%)
  • Wet or damp79 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (68%)
  • 40 mph59 (19%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (83%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 7519 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (73%)
  • Passenger68 (17%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (75%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Woking ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2003.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2003

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2003, with 54 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2003

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2003: 42, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320425602
2ndA245314212
3rdB382172403
4thA324162002
5thA24791303
6thA32291302
7thB38091401
8thA30467810
9thM256800
10thA3184501
11thB3673301

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2003

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 170.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2003

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2003: 148.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years