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Guildford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 813 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1998, and 1,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (811), and casualties fell from 1,164.

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

Collisions in 1998
813
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,154
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Guildford in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9111%
  • Slight71588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious1089.4%
  • Slight1,03990%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 813, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday134 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (12%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.5%)
  • February57 (7%)
  • March80 (9.8%)
  • April64 (7.9%)
  • May64 (7.9%)
  • June79 (9.7%)
  • July75 (9.2%)
  • August51 (6.3%)
  • September51 (6.3%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November78 (9.6%)
  • December67 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight568 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds613 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (63%)
  • Wet or damp280 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph323 (40%)
  • 40 mph99 (12%)
  • 50 mph38 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph229 (28%)
  • 70 mph122 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (23%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant841 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (16%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35231 (20%)
  • 36 to 45182 (16%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.2%)
  • Over 7535 (3%)
  • Not recorded76 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider805 (70%)
  • Passenger270 (23%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,238 (79%)
  • Motorcycle102 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Guildford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Guildford ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 91st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1998

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1998: 96, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39614216
2ndA2563110310
3rdA322557800
4thA31548418
5thA3100405307
6thA323394913
7thA246355703
8thA320335302
9thA281243402
10thA324182404
11thM25152400
12thB3012131501
13thA247121401
14thB3000121404
15thA248111602
16thA331111401
17thA3217900
18thB221571302
19thB20395701
20thB30324601

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1998

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 259.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1998

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1998: 150.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Guildford road accidents in other years