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Guildford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31,032 road traffic collisions in Guildford from 1979 to 2025, and 42,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 386 were fatal and 5,164 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 337 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (314), and casualties rose from 396 to 419.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
31,032
92nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42,847
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
386
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
337
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Guildford

1.2% of collisions in Guildford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3861.2%
  • Serious5,16417%
  • Slight25,48282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4151%
  • Serious5,97114%
  • Slight36,46185%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. In 2025 there were 337, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 337
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337419
2024314396
2023356495
2022409552
2021369483
2020324406
2019440581
2018444608
2017510651
2016575780
2015563739
2014590807
2013549745
2012615870
2011630880
2010544750
2009638920
2008685965
2007682964
2006655928
20057501,085
20047101,022
20037071,021
20027061,001
20017371,095
20007381,031
19997971,174
19988131,154
19978111,164
19967851,115
19957301,034
19948031,117
19937911,138
19927841,044
19917941,069
19908121,100
19898571,171
19887841,033
19877811,074
19867661,040
19858121,083
19848191,101
19837541,027
1982733988
19817341,039
19807741,022
1979721966

When and where crashes happen in Guildford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,407 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,505 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,580 (15%)
  • Thursday4,682 (15%)
  • Friday5,173 (17%)
  • Saturday4,186 (13%)
  • Sunday3,499 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,147 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59509 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,771 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,751 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,067 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,807 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,009 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,579 (8.3%)
  • February2,276 (7.3%)
  • March2,459 (7.9%)
  • April2,272 (7.3%)
  • May2,508 (8.1%)
  • June2,585 (8.3%)
  • July2,714 (8.7%)
  • August2,409 (7.8%)
  • September2,726 (8.8%)
  • October2,916 (9.4%)
  • November2,924 (9.4%)
  • December2,664 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,626 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,770 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,394 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,060 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit174 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,324 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,322 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds375 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds357 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist274 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds132 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other880 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1,347 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry20,018 (65%)
  • Wet or damp9,920 (32%)
  • Frost or ice790 (2.5%)
  • Snow113 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep81 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel20 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph109 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph14,674 (47%)
  • 40 mph4,027 (13%)
  • 50 mph1,556 (5%)
  • 60 mph6,142 (20%)
  • 70 mph4,520 (15%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,182 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway6,982 (22%)
  • Roundabout1,901 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1,544 (5%)
  • Not recorded423 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Guildford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28,299 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist5,296 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3,686 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist3,078 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant1,078 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant484 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)417 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant205 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant167 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant88 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5678 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 101,028 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 151,655 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 207,999 (19%)
  • 21 to 256,077 (14%)
  • 26 to 357,865 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,765 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,413 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,812 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,761 (4.1%)
  • Over 751,332 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1,462 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,297 (68%)
  • Passenger9,864 (23%)
  • Pedestrian3,686 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43,946 (75%)
  • Motorcycle5,352 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle3,235 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,738 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,868 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach601 (1%)
  • Other vehicle547 (0.9%)
  • Minibus181 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car172 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown59 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Guildford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Guildford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Guildford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 92nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
89thOldham31,50442,4033854,136
90thMilton Keynes31,26244,4345024,425
91stBarnsley31,16342,5985555,380
92ndGuildford (this area)31,03242,8473865,164
93rdSouth Gloucestershire31,00341,7096365,532
94thRochdale30,88641,4853884,058
95thCalderdale30,52141,9004735,244

Accident hotspots in Guildford

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford, with 1,344 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford from 1979 to 2025: 4,222, including 100 fatal and 623 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34,2226,434100623
2ndA252,1082,98035391
3rdA3221,9922,58415249
4thA311,7002,64034266
5thA3231,6802,23823303
6thA31001,4761,90811221
7thA2461,4492,05217262
8thA3201,2791,7349201
9thM258291,382780
10thA2817881,0816128
11thA2475988427119
12thB30004677101179
13thA324447648697
14thA321440580574
15thA248429570179
16thB2215391541672
17thB3012369564372
18thB2039292395455
19thA331285415138
20thA3014235294039

Towns in Guildford

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 10,913.

Postcode districts in Guildford

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford from 1979 to 2025: 7,128.

Latest crashes in Guildford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Guildford, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity