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Guildford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2001, and 1,095 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (738), and casualties rose from 1,031.

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

Collisions in 2001
737
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,095
Up 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Guildford in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9112%
  • Slight64187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious11410%
  • Slight97589%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 737, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (10%)
  • February58 (7.9%)
  • March60 (8.1%)
  • April53 (7.2%)
  • May53 (7.2%)
  • June62 (8.4%)
  • July63 (8.5%)
  • August53 (7.2%)
  • September61 (8.3%)
  • October64 (8.7%)
  • November68 (9.2%)
  • December66 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded70 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (63%)
  • Wet or damp224 (30%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph314 (43%)
  • 40 mph102 (14%)
  • 50 mph58 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph137 (19%)
  • 70 mph124 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout37 (5%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant793 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20138 (13%)
  • 21 to 25114 (10%)
  • 26 to 35196 (18%)
  • 36 to 45159 (15%)
  • 46 to 55107 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.4%)
  • Over 7520 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded236 (22%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider754 (69%)
  • Passenger258 (24%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,125 (78%)
  • Motorcycle95 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Guildford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Guildford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 100th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2001

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 1AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2001, with 67 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2001

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2001: 111, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3111165110
2ndA315610139
3rdA25487405
4thA322487107
5thA3100364504
6thM25325001
7thA281294615
8thA320284204
9thA323274604
10thA246243703
11thA324162803
12thB3000153701
13thB3012121703
14thA24791602
15thA24881104
16thA3218801
17thA30147802
18thA3317800
19thB20395802
20thB22153301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2001

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 248.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2001

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2001: 163.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years