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Woking road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Woking in 2023, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2022 (188), and casualties rose from 236.

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

Collisions in 2023
203
Up 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
252
Up 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Woking in 2023

1% of collisions in Woking in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Woking from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4723%
  • Slight15476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5321%
  • Slight19778%

Woking road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woking, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 473 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 203, up 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 203
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February14 (6.9%)
  • March18 (8.9%)
  • April16 (7.9%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June17 (8.4%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August13 (6.4%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November10 (4.9%)
  • December11 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (68%)
  • Wet or damp62 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph160 (79%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (10%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Woking in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (16%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3563 (25%)
  • 36 to 4547 (19%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (71%)
  • Passenger42 (17%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Woking in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Woking had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2023.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Woking in 2023

Canalside, Woking, GU21 6EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Woking in 2023, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Woking with the most crashes in 2023

The A320 had the most collisions in Woking in 2023: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Woking, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA320202604
2ndA245161604
3rdA324142313
4thM25131903
5thB38091112
6thA3226700
7thB38261201
8thA2475702
9thA30465503
10thA3182200
11thA21100

Towns in Woking: crashes in 2023

Woking itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 119.

Postcode districts in Woking: crashes in 2023

GU21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Woking in 2023: 83.

Latest crashes in Woking in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Woking in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2023.

Severity

Woking road accidents in other years