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Woking road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2020, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2019 (197), and casualties rose from 234.

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

Collisions in 2020
201
Up 2% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
235
Level with 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2020

1% of collisions in Woking in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight19784%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 201, up 2% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 201
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday18 (9%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February15 (7.5%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April11 (5.5%)
  • May12 (6%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July13 (6.5%)
  • August14 (7%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November12 (6%)
  • December18 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (67%)
  • Wet or damp66 (33%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph154 (77%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (80%)
  • Roundabout18 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (49%)
  • Cyclist46 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 7519 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (77%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Passenger25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (13%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had the 162nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2020

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2020, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2020

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2020: 27, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320273201
2ndA245172703
3rdA32481001
4thA2477703
5thB3806600
6thA15600
7thA3225600
8thB3825500
9thA30464601
10thM252301
11thA2341200
12thA3181100
13thB3241100
14thB3671100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2020

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 122.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2020

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2020: 94.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years