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Guildford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 857 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1989, and 1,171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (784), and casualties rose from 1,033.

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

Collisions in 1989
857
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,171
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Guildford in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious17020%
  • Slight67679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious20417%
  • Slight95281%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 857, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday124 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (16%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9%)
  • February65 (7.6%)
  • March65 (7.6%)
  • April63 (7.4%)
  • May61 (7.1%)
  • June77 (9%)
  • July75 (8.8%)
  • August69 (8.1%)
  • September83 (9.7%)
  • October71 (8.3%)
  • November86 (10%)
  • December65 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight625 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (18%)
  • Fog or mist20 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded58 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (63%)
  • Wet or damp296 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph409 (48%)
  • 40 mph66 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph33 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph229 (27%)
  • 70 mph120 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (20%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (14%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20267 (23%)
  • 21 to 25203 (17%)
  • 26 to 35212 (18%)
  • 36 to 45119 (10%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider762 (65%)
  • Passenger298 (25%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,247 (74%)
  • Motorcycle165 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 100th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1989

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1989: 94, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA394136220
2ndA255983210
3rdA31005468011
4thA3235274112
5thA31518247
6thA322466408
7thA321364004
8thA320334106
9thM253163010
10thA246283615
11thA281263305
12thA247181903
13thA324172004
14thA248162204
15thB3012152704
16thA3014131806
17thB3000111613
18thB221591204
19thB20395501
20thA30113301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1989

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 319.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1989

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1989: 198.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years