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Guildford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 733 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1982, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (734), and casualties fell from 1,039.

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

Collisions in 1982
733
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
988
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Guildford in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious19627%
  • Slight52772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious24024%
  • Slight73875%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 733, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (11%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday140 (19%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.2%)
  • February48 (6.5%)
  • March51 (7%)
  • April53 (7.2%)
  • May61 (8.3%)
  • June52 (7.1%)
  • July78 (11%)
  • August69 (9.4%)
  • September72 (9.8%)
  • October76 (10%)
  • November53 (7.2%)
  • December67 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (62%)
  • Wet or damp247 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph402 (55%)
  • 40 mph64 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph189 (26%)
  • 70 mph64 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway571 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist252 (26%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)
  • Cyclist76 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20304 (31%)
  • 21 to 25151 (15%)
  • 26 to 35124 (13%)
  • 36 to 4578 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (62%)
  • Passenger268 (27%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (67%)
  • Motorcycle238 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Guildford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Guildford ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 108th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1982

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1982: 60, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36086015
2ndA2465782218
3rdA3205157112
4thA3225161010
5thA255069014
6thA3234360115
7thA3100335206
8thA281314309
9thA31263606
10thA248192707
11thA321172112
12thA3014121402
13thA247111605
14thB2039101703
15thB221591402
16thB30127901
17thA3246903
18thB21265903
19thA30113710
20thB3683301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1982

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 293.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1982

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1982: 194.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years