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Guildford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1997, and 1,164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (785), and casualties rose from 1,115.

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

Collisions in 1997
811
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,164
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Guildford in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight69686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious12210%
  • Slight1,02488%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 811, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday132 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday138 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8%)
  • February73 (9%)
  • March58 (7.2%)
  • April77 (9.5%)
  • May59 (7.3%)
  • June67 (8.3%)
  • July76 (9.4%)
  • August47 (5.8%)
  • September80 (9.9%)
  • October70 (8.6%)
  • November72 (8.9%)
  • December67 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds623 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (65%)
  • Wet or damp272 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph336 (41%)
  • 40 mph111 (14%)
  • 50 mph28 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph204 (25%)
  • 70 mph131 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (22%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant809 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (10%)
  • Pedestrian102 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20217 (19%)
  • 21 to 25148 (13%)
  • 26 to 35233 (20%)
  • 36 to 45145 (12%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.6%)
  • Over 7550 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded62 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider784 (67%)
  • Passenger278 (24%)
  • Pedestrian102 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,205 (77%)
  • Motorcycle119 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 92nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1997

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1997: 90, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA390153410
2ndA25668829
3rdA316010144
4thA322536003
5thA323496805
6thA3100465819
7thA320344604
8thA246283304
9thA281213303
10thM25204211
11thA247172603
12thA324172004
13thB3012163403
14thB3000152701
15thA248142211
16thA321111302
17thA331111803
18thB20396910
19thB22156800
20thA30144400

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1997

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 263.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1997

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1997: 182.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years