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Woking road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2018, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2017 (262), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2018
215
Down 18% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
278
Down 17% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Woking in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5325%
  • Slight16175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight22079%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 215, down 18% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (14%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March14 (6.5%)
  • April12 (5.6%)
  • May15 (7%)
  • June20 (9.3%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August13 (6%)
  • September21 (9.8%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November15 (7%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (74%)
  • Wet or damp51 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph148 (69%)
  • 40 mph41 (19%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (78%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (59%)
  • Cyclist48 (17%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3565 (23%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (73%)
  • Passenger45 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (11%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2018.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2018

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2018, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2018

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2018: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320203106
2ndA245152513
3rdM25111802
4thA324101204
5thA2475500
6thA3225803
7thB3805601
8thB3825500
9thA30464701
10thA3182201
11thB3671200

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2018

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 114.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2018

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2018: 84.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years