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Guildford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 685 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2008, and 965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (682), and casualties rose from 964.

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

Collisions in 2008
685
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
965
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Guildford in 2008 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious679.8%
  • Slight60989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious737.6%
  • Slight88291%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 685, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday117 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.8%)
  • February64 (9.3%)
  • March48 (7%)
  • April49 (7.2%)
  • May59 (8.6%)
  • June49 (7.2%)
  • July46 (6.7%)
  • August64 (9.3%)
  • September55 (8%)
  • October55 (8%)
  • November60 (8.8%)
  • December76 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (65%)
  • Wet or damp212 (31%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph338 (49%)
  • 40 mph106 (15%)
  • 50 mph58 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph84 (12%)
  • 70 mph98 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (24%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant705 (73%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20159 (16%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35177 (18%)
  • 36 to 45169 (18%)
  • 46 to 55113 (12%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.5%)
  • Over 7537 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider689 (71%)
  • Passenger200 (21%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (79%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 71st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2008

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2008, with 70 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2008

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2008: 101, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3101156313
2ndA322455904
3rdA25405615
4thA323365207
5thA246314801
6thA320313812
7thM25295101
8thA31255013
9thA3100232901
10thA281172101
11thB3012152001
12thB3000142601
13thA247121600
14thA248111503
15thA32491000
16thB221591600
17thA3215801
18thA3315603
19thB22344600
20thB34054401

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2008

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 238.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2008

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2008: 151.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years