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Guildford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 682 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2007, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (655), and casualties rose from 928.

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

Collisions in 2007
682
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
964
Up 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Guildford in 2007 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious588.5%
  • Slight61390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious717.4%
  • Slight88291%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 682, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.5%)
  • February61 (8.9%)
  • March54 (7.9%)
  • April49 (7.2%)
  • May65 (9.5%)
  • June70 (10%)
  • July55 (8.1%)
  • August54 (7.9%)
  • September53 (7.8%)
  • October51 (7.5%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December48 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other32 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (65%)
  • Wet or damp212 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph339 (50%)
  • 40 mph109 (16%)
  • 50 mph44 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph79 (12%)
  • 70 mph110 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (7%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant714 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20173 (18%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35180 (19%)
  • 36 to 45169 (18%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (72%)
  • Passenger207 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,044 (81%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 81st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2007

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2007, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2007

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2007: 84, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38412205
2ndA322537515
3rdA25456724
4thA3100324510
5thA320315003
6thA323313704
7thA31283910
8thA331244303
9thM25222901
10thA246213303
11thA281162602
12thA247132101
13thB2215121610
14thB3000121501
15thB2039111401
16thA324101701
17thB3012101501
18thA30147801
19thA32171310
20thA2485801

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2007

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 225.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2007

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2007: 146.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years