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Guildford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2010, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (638), and casualties fell from 920.

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

Collisions in 2010
544
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
750
Down 18% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Guildford in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight47587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious739.7%
  • Slight67490%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 544, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (17%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday78 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.7%)
  • February53 (9.7%)
  • March55 (10%)
  • April32 (5.9%)
  • May48 (8.8%)
  • June48 (8.8%)
  • July45 (8.3%)
  • August43 (7.9%)
  • September54 (9.9%)
  • October47 (8.6%)
  • November50 (9.2%)
  • December27 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (63%)
  • Wet or damp155 (28%)
  • Frost or ice42 (7.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph267 (49%)
  • 40 mph98 (18%)
  • 50 mph42 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph57 (10%)
  • 70 mph76 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist56 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2%)
  • 16 to 20125 (17%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (19%)
  • 36 to 45108 (14%)
  • 46 to 55100 (13%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 7532 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (73%)
  • Passenger155 (21%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 88th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2010

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2010, with 63 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2010

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2010: 77, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37711707
2ndA323375104
3rdA3100365215
4thA322354803
5thA25315017
6thA320263302
7thA31253203
8thA246222704
9thB3000152102
10thM25131901
11thB3012101000
12thA32491403
13thA33181000
14thA2487901
15thA28171102
16thA24761101
17thB20395600
18thB22155600
19thB32064400
20thB34114900

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2010

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 199.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2010

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2010: 124.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years