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Woking road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2008, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (294), and casualties fell from 407.

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

Collisions in 2008
261
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
365
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Woking in 2008 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious259.6%
  • Slight23590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious297.9%
  • Slight33592%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 261, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.4%)
  • February23 (8.8%)
  • March19 (7.3%)
  • April26 (10%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July25 (9.6%)
  • August10 (3.8%)
  • September17 (6.5%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (62%)
  • Wet or damp95 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph149 (57%)
  • 40 mph76 (29%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (69%)
  • Roundabout32 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (66%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (22%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (72%)
  • Passenger66 (18%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2008.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2008

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2008, with 50 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2008

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2008: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320396304
2ndA245253700
3rdA324203000
4thA322121602
5thA30466801
6thB38061001
7thB3826800
8thA2475500
9thA3185601
10thB3675601
11thM255800
12thB3851200

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2008

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 147.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2008

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2008: 133.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2008.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years