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Woking road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2009, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2008 (261), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2009
284
Up 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
400
Up 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Woking in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight24285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight35689%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 284, up 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March20 (7%)
  • April17 (6%)
  • May15 (5.3%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September22 (7.7%)
  • October19 (6.7%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (9.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (70%)
  • Wet or damp70 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (69%)
  • 40 mph62 (22%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (71%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (7%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (65%)
  • Cyclist43 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (70%)
  • Passenger87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2009.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2009

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2009, with 45 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2009

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2009: 36, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320364609
2ndA245264004
3rdA324243912
4thA322101402
5thA2477901
6thB3807901
7thM2571401
8thB3825600
9thA30464501
10thA3184500
11thB3672200

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2009

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 161.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2009

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2009: 130.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years