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Guildford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1983, and 1,027 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (733), and casualties rose from 988.

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

Collisions in 1983
754
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,027
Up 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Guildford in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious18424%
  • Slight55974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious21921%
  • Slight79778%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 754, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday138 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.5%)
  • February43 (5.7%)
  • March59 (7.8%)
  • April68 (9%)
  • May56 (7.4%)
  • June57 (7.6%)
  • July62 (8.2%)
  • August54 (7.2%)
  • September83 (11%)
  • October74 (9.8%)
  • November60 (8%)
  • December66 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (64%)
  • Wet or damp232 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph397 (53%)
  • 40 mph62 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph199 (26%)
  • 70 mph84 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (17%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)
  • Cyclist90 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20309 (30%)
  • 21 to 25160 (16%)
  • 26 to 35147 (14%)
  • 36 to 4595 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (61%)
  • Passenger294 (29%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car923 (67%)
  • Motorcycle237 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 106th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1983

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1983: 79, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37998317
2ndA2571106117
3rdA3226579113
4thA246476019
5thA320455706
6thA31389209
7thA3100374709
8thA3232631110
9thA281223105
10thA321203009
11thA247141902
12thA324111904
13thB2215101613
14thA301481002
15thA2486602
16thB30005701
17thB3685500
18thB30124501
19thB3674502
20thA30113501

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1983

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 317.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1983

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1983: 203.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years