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Guildford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1980, and 1,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (721), and casualties rose from 966.

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

Collisions in 1980
774
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,022
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Guildford in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious19625%
  • Slight56373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious23423%
  • Slight77276%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 774, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (12%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday134 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.1%)
  • February57 (7.4%)
  • March52 (6.7%)
  • April59 (7.6%)
  • May69 (8.9%)
  • June70 (9%)
  • July78 (10%)
  • August57 (7.4%)
  • September71 (9.2%)
  • October70 (9%)
  • November65 (8.4%)
  • December71 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight560 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (63%)
  • Wet or damp260 (34%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph417 (54%)
  • 40 mph81 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph207 (27%)
  • 70 mph55 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway612 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (13%)
  • Roundabout39 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (26%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)
  • Cyclist79 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20315 (31%)
  • 21 to 25146 (14%)
  • 26 to 35128 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (64%)
  • Passenger259 (25%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car876 (62%)
  • Motorcycle266 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Guildford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Guildford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 103rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1980

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1980: 104, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3104142326
2ndA246638208
3rdA3226177110
4thA3235160116
5thA31004155013
6thA320414407
7thA253462211
8thA31324606
9thA247263416
10thA321243908
11thA248192605
12thA28191513
13thA3247905
14thA30146801
15thB221561004
16thA30114401
17thB3674501
18thB20393702
19thB3803300
20thB21262202

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1980

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 333.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1980

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1980: 207.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years