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Guildford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2017, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (575), and casualties fell from 780.

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

Collisions in 2017
510
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
651
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2017

1.6% of collisions in Guildford in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight43986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious649.8%
  • Slight57989%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 510, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 510
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March56 (11%)
  • April31 (6.1%)
  • May42 (8.2%)
  • June41 (8%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September33 (6.5%)
  • October44 (8.6%)
  • November45 (8.8%)
  • December48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (72%)
  • Wet or damp132 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph282 (55%)
  • 40 mph83 (16%)
  • 50 mph36 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (24%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (64%)
  • Cyclist77 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35139 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (17%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.2%)
  • Over 7529 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (74%)
  • Passenger115 (18%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 72nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2017

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2017, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2017

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2017: 76, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37611714
2ndA25334025
3rdA322212514
4thA31202804
5thA246172401
6thA323152302
7thM25142100
8thA3100131405
9thA320121611
10thB3000101200
11thB221591103
12thA2816600
13thB20396910
14thA2485602
15thA2474811
16thB30123300
17thB32063301
18thB3673301
19thA3242200
20thA3312301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2017

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 173.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2017

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2017: 113.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years