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Woking road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2012, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2011 (310), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2012
252
Down 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
339
Down 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2012

None of the collisions in Woking in 2012 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight22288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious329.4%
  • Slight30791%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 252, down 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February20 (7.9%)
  • March22 (8.7%)
  • April21 (8.3%)
  • May23 (9.1%)
  • June24 (9.5%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September18 (7.1%)
  • October22 (8.7%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (69%)
  • Wet or damp71 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph183 (73%)
  • 40 mph42 (17%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (77%)
  • Roundabout26 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (64%)
  • Cyclist52 (15%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (22%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (72%)
  • Passenger61 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (11%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2012.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2012

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2012, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2012

The A245 had the most collisions in Woking in 2012: 30, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245304401
2ndA320264104
3rdA324162500
4thB380121301
5thA322111101
6thA24781301
7thB3826802
8thM2561300
9thA30465500
10thB3674500
11thA3181100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2012

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 156.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2012

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2012: 120.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years