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Guildford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 785 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1996, and 1,115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (730), and casualties rose from 1,034.

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

Collisions in 1996
785
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,115
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Guildford in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight66685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious13312%
  • Slight97587%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 785, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.7%)
  • February43 (5.5%)
  • March59 (7.5%)
  • April59 (7.5%)
  • May55 (7%)
  • June52 (6.6%)
  • July82 (10%)
  • August49 (6.2%)
  • September79 (10%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December76 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds591 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Other23 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (61%)
  • Wet or damp285 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph328 (42%)
  • 40 mph93 (12%)
  • 50 mph29 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph227 (29%)
  • 70 mph108 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant809 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (10%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20200 (18%)
  • 21 to 25173 (16%)
  • 26 to 35218 (20%)
  • 36 to 45141 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded64 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider725 (65%)
  • Passenger292 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,191 (80%)
  • Motorcycle114 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 94th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1996

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1996: 89, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38913329
2ndA255786110
3rdA323526717
4thA31407314
5thA3100395605
6thA322384704
7thA320356208
8thA246334707
9thA321242806
10thA281213002
11thA324172502
12thM25162102
13thA247152302
14thA248132000
15thB3012132306
16thB3000121503
17thB2215111402
18thA3316802
19thB20395500
20thB3675501

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1996

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 244.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1996

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1996: 164.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years