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Guildford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2011, and 880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2010 (544), and casualties rose from 750.

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

Collisions in 2011
630
Up 16% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
880
Up 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Guildford in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight53785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9411%
  • Slight78189%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 630, up 16% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday88 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (10%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.7%)
  • February50 (7.9%)
  • March42 (6.7%)
  • April39 (6.2%)
  • May48 (7.6%)
  • June59 (9.4%)
  • July58 (9.2%)
  • August57 (9%)
  • September51 (8.1%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November57 (9%)
  • December53 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (70%)
  • Wet or damp173 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph315 (50%)
  • 40 mph91 (14%)
  • 50 mph48 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (11%)
  • 70 mph106 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (25%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant622 (71%)
  • Cyclist83 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 25129 (15%)
  • 26 to 35167 (19%)
  • 36 to 45138 (16%)
  • 46 to 55121 (14%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.8%)
  • Over 7536 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (73%)
  • Passenger185 (21%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 69th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2011

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2011, with 73 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2011

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2011: 96, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396158214
2ndA322425815
3rdA25415407
4thA31375805
5thA3100373905
6thA323345306
7thA320222902
8thM25214001
9thA246202501
10thA247121502
11thA248111400
12thB3012111403
13thB3411112002
14thB3000101302
15thA33191503
16thA2817902
17thA3247800
18thB22157901
19thB20396601
20thB22343301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2011

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 229.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2011

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2011: 144.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years