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Woking road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2016, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (268), and casualties fell from 346.

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

Collisions in 2016
269
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
337
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2016

1.1% of collisions in Woking in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious2810%
  • Slight23888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious288.3%
  • Slight30691%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 269, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday54 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (8.9%)
  • Sunday16 (5.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March22 (8.2%)
  • April23 (8.6%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June16 (5.9%)
  • July26 (9.7%)
  • August24 (8.9%)
  • September13 (4.8%)
  • October20 (7.4%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (6.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (74%)
  • Wet or damp66 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph172 (64%)
  • 40 mph56 (21%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (54%)
  • Cyclist56 (17%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (26%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (72%)
  • Passenger52 (15%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2016.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2016

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2016, with 36 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2016

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2016: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320354915
2ndA245324601
3rdA324222401
4thB382202504
5thM25131800
6thA3046101401
7thA2478902
8thA32271103
9thB3805602
10thB3673410
11thA3181100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2016

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 147.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2016

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2016: 137.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2016, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years