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Guildford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 797 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 1999, and 1,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (813), and casualties rose from 1,154.

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

Collisions in 1999
797
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,174
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Guildford in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8511%
  • Slight70689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious1069%
  • Slight1,06290%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 797, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (13%)
  • Wednesday138 (17%)
  • Thursday112 (14%)
  • Friday116 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.8%)
  • February53 (6.6%)
  • March77 (9.7%)
  • April56 (7%)
  • May62 (7.8%)
  • June58 (7.3%)
  • July59 (7.4%)
  • August61 (7.7%)
  • September71 (8.9%)
  • October71 (8.9%)
  • November95 (12%)
  • December72 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight537 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds627 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (64%)
  • Wet or damp255 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph306 (38%)
  • 40 mph91 (11%)
  • 50 mph53 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph199 (25%)
  • 70 mph147 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway200 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout48 (6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant842 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian68 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3%)
  • 16 to 20146 (12%)
  • 21 to 25175 (15%)
  • 26 to 35267 (23%)
  • 36 to 45172 (15%)
  • 46 to 55123 (10%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded65 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider827 (70%)
  • Passenger279 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,242 (79%)
  • Motorcycle101 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 91st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 1999

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 1999: 144, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA314421609
2ndA323507324
3rdA31478404
4thA25456507
5thA322374914
6thA246355304
7thA3100344601
8thA320263613
9thA281233704
10thA247192700
11thA331161800
12thM25164602
13thB3000142202
14thA321131801
15thB3012131804
16thB2215122401
17thA324111902
18thA248101201
19thB203981100
20thA30146601

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 1999

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 240.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 1999

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 1999: 133.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years