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Woking road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2022, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (174), and casualties rose from 215.

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

Collisions in 2022
188
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
236
Up 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Woking in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight18980%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 188, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 188
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February11 (5.9%)
  • March11 (5.9%)
  • April17 (9%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June18 (9.6%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August12 (6.4%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October13 (6.9%)
  • November17 (9%)
  • December12 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (76%)
  • Wet or damp43 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph137 (73%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (16%)
  • Cyclist29 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (19%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (74%)
  • Passenger33 (14%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2022.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2022

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2022, with 23 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2022

The A245 had the most collisions in Woking in 2022: 22, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245222605
2ndA320182204
3rdA324121504
4thB38291003
5thA2476700
6thA3226700
7thA30465702
8thM255701
9thA221101
10thA3181100
11thB3671100
12thB3801100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2022

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 110.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2022

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2022: 88.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years