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Guildford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2015, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2014 (590), and casualties fell from 807.

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

Collisions in 2015
563
Down 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
739
Down 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Guildford in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight47484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight64487%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 563, down 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (17%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.6%)
  • February45 (8%)
  • March50 (8.9%)
  • April42 (7.5%)
  • May39 (6.9%)
  • June46 (8.2%)
  • July54 (9.6%)
  • August41 (7.3%)
  • September39 (6.9%)
  • October52 (9.2%)
  • November49 (8.7%)
  • December52 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (73%)
  • Wet or damp138 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph307 (55%)
  • 40 mph75 (13%)
  • 50 mph55 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (8%)
  • 70 mph78 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (24%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (63%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (11%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 45116 (16%)
  • 46 to 55108 (15%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (70%)
  • Passenger140 (19%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (74%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 71st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2015

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2015, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2015

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2015: 82, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38212609
2ndA31425601
3rdA25394725
4thA323354215
5thA322323514
6thA3100293404
7thM25234000
8thA320212603
9thA246182303
10thA247172402
11thA248111503
12thB2215111302
13thA281101402
14thB34119903
15thA3246701
16thB30125704
17thA3314600
18thB20394901
19thB3674401
20thB21263600

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2015

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 192.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2015

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2015: 123.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years