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Guildford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2018, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2017 (510), and casualties fell from 651.

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

Collisions in 2018
444
Down 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
608
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Guildford in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight32172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious13322%
  • Slight47378%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 444, down 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (19%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday50 (11%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.5%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May43 (9.7%)
  • June34 (7.7%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October35 (7.9%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December33 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (72%)
  • Wet or damp115 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph215 (48%)
  • 40 mph66 (15%)
  • 50 mph36 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph87 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (33%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2072 (12%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 55111 (18%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.3%)
  • Over 7530 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (72%)
  • Passenger136 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (73%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 79th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2018

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2018, with 40 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2018

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2018: 81, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381123121
2ndA25293307
3rdA31233307
4thA246192302
5thA323183405
6thM25182901
7thA320161704
8thA3100101603
9thA32291302
10thA3248904
11thA24771003
12thB20396902
13thB300061104
14thA28151003
15thA2483402
16thA3313600
17thB21283301
18thB30123601
19thB34112200
20thA11300

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2018

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 139.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2018

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2018: 97.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years