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Guildford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2016, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (563), and casualties rose from 739.

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

Collisions in 2016
575
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
780
Up 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2016

1% of collisions in Guildford in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight47382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10113%
  • Slight67286%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 575, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March49 (8.5%)
  • April35 (6.1%)
  • May52 (9%)
  • June49 (8.5%)
  • July53 (9.2%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September52 (9%)
  • October50 (8.7%)
  • November45 (7.8%)
  • December48 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (8.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (74%)
  • Wet or damp137 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph303 (53%)
  • 40 mph89 (15%)
  • 50 mph43 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph42 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph94 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (26%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (12%)
  • Cyclist79 (10%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant48 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35142 (18%)
  • 36 to 45127 (16%)
  • 46 to 55128 (16%)
  • 56 to 6581 (10%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5%)
  • Over 7532 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (73%)
  • Passenger145 (19%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (72%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 66th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2016

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 1AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2016, with 46 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2016

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2016: 96, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396143212
2ndA322435814
3rdA31365715
4thA253548012
5thA323303615
6thA3100283414
7thM25235201
8thA320202405
9thA247182302
10thA246151602
11thA281132002
12thB2215111400
13thA3248900
14thA33181100
15thB34118801
16thB20396601
17thB30126704
18thB30005801
19thB34055500
20thA2484601

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2016

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 184.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2016

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2016: 114.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2016, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years