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Guildford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1988, and 1,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (781), and casualties fell from 1,074.

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

Collisions in 1988
784
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,033
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Guildford in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious15420%
  • Slight61578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious18418%
  • Slight83481%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 784, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday138 (18%)
  • Saturday96 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.1%)
  • February74 (9.4%)
  • March55 (7%)
  • April62 (7.9%)
  • May58 (7.4%)
  • June59 (7.5%)
  • July61 (7.8%)
  • August67 (8.5%)
  • September63 (8%)
  • October72 (9.2%)
  • November74 (9.4%)
  • December68 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight563 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded93 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (63%)
  • Wet or damp273 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph384 (49%)
  • 40 mph54 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph33 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph212 (27%)
  • 70 mph101 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (21%)
  • Roundabout39 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (14%)
  • Pedestrian116 (11%)
  • Cyclist70 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20243 (24%)
  • 21 to 25203 (20%)
  • 26 to 35169 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5%)
  • Over 7532 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (64%)
  • Passenger258 (25%)
  • Pedestrian116 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,110 (74%)
  • Motorcycle149 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 103rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1988

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1988: 112, including 6 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3112161623
2ndA256080018
3rdA3225567012
4thA31435705
5thA3100414906
6thA246395716
7thA3233854011
8thA320344206
9thM25203414
10thA281182004
11thA321182404
12thB3000161903
13thA248131503
14thA324121801
15thA24781111
16thB221581321
17thB203971002
18thA301461000
19thB301261103
20thB21265500

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1988

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 297.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1988

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1988: 198.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years