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Guildford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2014, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (549), and casualties rose from 745.

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

Collisions in 2014
590
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
807
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Guildford in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10418%
  • Slight47881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight68885%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 590, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (18%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March53 (9%)
  • April31 (5.3%)
  • May53 (9%)
  • June70 (12%)
  • July58 (9.8%)
  • August34 (5.8%)
  • September49 (8.3%)
  • October71 (12%)
  • November42 (7.1%)
  • December42 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (66%)
  • Wet or damp179 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph285 (48%)
  • 40 mph94 (16%)
  • 50 mph50 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph100 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (30%)
  • Roundabout47 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (67%)
  • Cyclist82 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35162 (20%)
  • 36 to 45143 (18%)
  • 46 to 55107 (13%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.3%)
  • Over 7527 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (73%)
  • Passenger148 (18%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car811 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle84 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 69th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2014

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2014, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2014

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2014: 107, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3107169512
2ndA25445807
3rdA31365318
4thA322364205
5thA323273304
6thA320264006
7thA3100253504
8thA246182807
9thM25172800
10thA281141602
11thA331131903
12thA248111503
13thA24791302
14thB301281201
15thB341181204
16thA3247702
17thB21266901
18thB22156800
19thB30005903
20thB20393500

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2014

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 194.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2014

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2014: 142.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years