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Guildford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 710 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2004, and 1,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (707), and casualties rose from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 2004
710
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,022
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Guildford in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight62187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious969.4%
  • Slight91690%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 710, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (11%)
  • Tuesday115 (16%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday105 (15%)
  • Saturday115 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.5%)
  • February51 (7.2%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April59 (8.3%)
  • May45 (6.3%)
  • June60 (8.5%)
  • July65 (9.2%)
  • August59 (8.3%)
  • September60 (8.5%)
  • October64 (9%)
  • November74 (10%)
  • December65 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (62%)
  • Wet or damp242 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph303 (43%)
  • 40 mph120 (17%)
  • 50 mph58 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (14%)
  • 70 mph130 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant770 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (10%)
  • Pedestrian60 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20182 (18%)
  • 21 to 25141 (14%)
  • 26 to 35187 (18%)
  • 36 to 45169 (17%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded78 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider754 (74%)
  • Passenger208 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,033 (78%)
  • Motorcycle102 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Other vehicle39 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Guildford ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 95th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2004

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2004, with 67 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2004

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2004: 117, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3117175214
2ndA25456508
3rdA31446615
4thA322375002
5thA320325103
6thA323313507
7thA281274503
8thM25274502
9thA3100203101
10thA331192400
11thB3012183001
12thA246173224
13thA247152203
14thA321121401
15thB3000101802
16thA24891100
17thA32491201
18thB203971301
19thB22157800
20thA30144400

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2004

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 226.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2004

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2004: 146.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years