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Woking road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2021, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2020 (201), and casualties fell from 235.

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

Collisions in 2021
174
Down 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
215
Down 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Woking in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4828%
  • Slight12572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight16577%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 174, down 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 174
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March16 (9.2%)
  • April15 (8.6%)
  • May16 (9.2%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August9 (5.2%)
  • September17 (9.8%)
  • October16 (9.2%)
  • November22 (13%)
  • December8 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (79%)
  • Wet or damp33 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph119 (68%)
  • 40 mph29 (17%)
  • 50 mph18 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (54%)
  • Cyclist50 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (12%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (22%)
  • 36 to 4540 (19%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (79%)
  • Passenger33 (15%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (16%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2021.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2021

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2021, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2021

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2021: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320263905
2ndA245121404
3rdA3248901
4thA3225603
5thB3805601
6thA2474401
7thA30464401
8thB38241011
9thM254400
10thA12200
11thA3182201
12thB12201
13thA31100
14thB3671200

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2021

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 97.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2021

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2021: 83.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 15 December 2021.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years