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Guildford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2012, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (630), and casualties fell from 880.

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

Collisions in 2012
615
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
870
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Guildford in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight52585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9311%
  • Slight77389%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 615, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.4%)
  • February54 (8.8%)
  • March40 (6.5%)
  • April51 (8.3%)
  • May38 (6.2%)
  • June42 (6.8%)
  • July60 (9.8%)
  • August40 (6.5%)
  • September40 (6.5%)
  • October58 (9.4%)
  • November55 (8.9%)
  • December79 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds442 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (62%)
  • Wet or damp205 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph278 (45%)
  • 40 mph102 (17%)
  • 50 mph57 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph58 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph119 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (28%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2%)
  • 16 to 20127 (15%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35174 (20%)
  • 36 to 45147 (17%)
  • 46 to 55119 (14%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.6%)
  • Over 7530 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (75%)
  • Passenger166 (19%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (76%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 64th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2012

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 1AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2012, with 60 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2012

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2012: 105, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3105148011
2ndA322425707
3rdA31395514
4thA25375307
5thA323375714
6thM25315002
7thA3100303805
8thA320274504
9thA246213103
10thA281182703
11thB3000132312
12thA247101200
13thB301291202
14thA33181203
15thA24871002
16thB20397801
17thB34116601
18thA3243300
19thB22152200
20thB22342200

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2012

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 219.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2012

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2012: 133.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years