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Guildford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2009, and 920 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (685), and casualties fell from 965.

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

Collisions in 2009
638
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
920
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Guildford in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight56288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious778.4%
  • Slight83991%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 638, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday103 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (11%)
  • February50 (7.8%)
  • March41 (6.4%)
  • April46 (7.2%)
  • May52 (8.2%)
  • June52 (8.2%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August47 (7.4%)
  • September55 (8.6%)
  • October54 (8.5%)
  • November55 (8.6%)
  • December50 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (65%)
  • Wet or damp155 (24%)
  • Frost or ice62 (9.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph313 (49%)
  • 40 mph78 (12%)
  • 50 mph62 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph75 (12%)
  • 70 mph109 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian49 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (15%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35183 (20%)
  • 36 to 45163 (18%)
  • 46 to 55108 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (72%)
  • Passenger206 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car903 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle70 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 75th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2009

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2009, with 55 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2009

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2009: 104, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3104159014
2ndA322476605
3rdA31315303
4thA25304306
5thA323304002
6thM25294304
7thA3100262902
8thA246233812
9thA331203500
10thA320172600
11thA281152303
12thB3000152601
13thA247111813
14thB3012112203
15thB221591300
16thA32181201
17thA32481201
18thA2487702
19thB203971100
20thA30146900

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2009

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 206.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2009

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2009: 135.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years