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Woking road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2017, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (269), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2017
262
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
335
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Woking in 2017 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious298.7%
  • Slight30491%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 262, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (19%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February31 (12%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April21 (8%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July18 (6.9%)
  • August12 (4.6%)
  • September20 (7.6%)
  • October23 (8.8%)
  • November25 (9.5%)
  • December17 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (73%)
  • Wet or damp59 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph196 (75%)
  • 40 mph33 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (63%)
  • Cyclist50 (15%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (20%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (72%)
  • Passenger62 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (10%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2017.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2017

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2017, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2017

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2017: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320202505
2ndA245193101
3rdM25152502
4thA32491311
5thA32271102
6thA2475802
7thB3825701
8thA30463400
9thB3803300
10thA11100
11thA2701100
12thB3671200
13thM31200

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2017

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 158.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2017

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2017: 123.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years