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Guildford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 819 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1984, and 1,101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (754), and casualties rose from 1,027.

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

Collisions in 1984
819
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,101
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Guildford in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious17421%
  • Slight63177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious20519%
  • Slight88080%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 819, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (16%)
  • Tuesday114 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (12%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.4%)
  • February48 (5.9%)
  • March57 (7%)
  • April50 (6.1%)
  • May67 (8.2%)
  • June63 (7.7%)
  • July74 (9%)
  • August68 (8.3%)
  • September61 (7.4%)
  • October85 (10%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December80 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (59%)
  • Wet or damp309 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph412 (50%)
  • 40 mph79 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph217 (26%)
  • 70 mph97 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (18%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (19%)
  • Pedestrian121 (11%)
  • Cyclist100 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20274 (25%)
  • 21 to 25173 (16%)
  • 26 to 35165 (15%)
  • 36 to 45129 (12%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.7%)
  • Over 7534 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (62%)
  • Passenger293 (27%)
  • Pedestrian121 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,070 (69%)
  • Motorcycle220 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 103rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1984

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1984: 93, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA393140228
2ndA322688007
3rdA256595117
4thA323506229
5thA2464965110
6thA3100435208
7thA314065311
8thA320364504
9thA281253104
10thA321223203
11thB2215182504
12thA247152207
13thB2039151901
14thB3000131810
15thA248101403
16thA301491001
17thA32461000
18thM256903
19thB30123410
20thB30323301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1984

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 315.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1984

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1984: 207.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years