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Guildford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 721 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1979, and 966 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,032 collisions in Guildford.

Collisions in 1979
721
Casualties in 1979
966
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Guildford in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious16823%
  • Slight54075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious21522%
  • Slight73876%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 721.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (17%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8%)
  • February39 (5.4%)
  • March64 (8.9%)
  • April45 (6.2%)
  • May51 (7.1%)
  • June55 (7.6%)
  • July47 (6.5%)
  • August64 (8.9%)
  • September64 (8.9%)
  • October95 (13%)
  • November71 (9.8%)
  • December68 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (60%)
  • Wet or damp235 (33%)
  • Frost or ice39 (5.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph373 (52%)
  • 40 mph86 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph184 (26%)
  • 70 mph67 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (26%)
  • Pedestrian109 (11%)
  • Cyclist80 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20284 (29%)
  • 21 to 25149 (15%)
  • 26 to 35119 (12%)
  • 36 to 4575 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (61%)
  • Passenger263 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (63%)
  • Motorcycle250 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Guildford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Guildford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 108th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1979

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1979: 108, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3108162329
2ndA322586903
3rdA2464864211
4thA3204151111
5thA323394319
6thA31365139
7thA281344307
8thA3100293207
9thA247243507
10thA25214407
11thA3014151803
12thB2039151912
13thA321132104
14thB2215121503
15thA248101201
16thA324101713
17thB21263401
18thB21283400
19thB3803502
20thB3672301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1979

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 308.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1979

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1979: 205.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years