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Guildford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 781 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1987, and 1,074 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (766), and casualties rose from 1,040.

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

Collisions in 1987
781
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,074
Up 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Guildford in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious15119%
  • Slight61979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious18617%
  • Slight87581%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 781, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (16%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.4%)
  • February54 (6.9%)
  • March60 (7.7%)
  • April65 (8.3%)
  • May71 (9.1%)
  • June61 (7.8%)
  • July61 (7.8%)
  • August62 (7.9%)
  • September73 (9.3%)
  • October70 (9%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December57 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (16%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded67 (8.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry497 (64%)
  • Wet or damp262 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (46%)
  • 40 mph78 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph222 (28%)
  • 70 mph106 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant649 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (15%)
  • Pedestrian125 (12%)
  • Cyclist82 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20277 (26%)
  • 21 to 25169 (16%)
  • 26 to 35173 (16%)
  • 36 to 45116 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.3%)
  • Over 7534 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (61%)
  • Passenger290 (27%)
  • Pedestrian125 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,101 (75%)
  • Motorcycle159 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 97th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1987

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1987: 98, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA398158318
2ndA256590210
3rdA322557006
4thA3100528317
5thA31516808
6thA320385207
7thA323385106
8thA246354907
9thA247152104
10thA3014151503
11thB2215151801
12thA321141704
13thA281121602
14thA248111701
15thA324111505
16thB203991113
17thB300091104
18thM2591501
19thB22343301
20thB301231012

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1987

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 287.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1987

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1987: 190.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years