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Guildford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2019
440
Down 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
581
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Guildford in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9221%
  • Slight34578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10318%
  • Slight47582%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 440, down 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 440
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.8%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March39 (8.9%)
  • April32 (7.3%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June29 (6.6%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August42 (9.5%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November40 (9.1%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (67%)
  • Wet or damp141 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph218 (50%)
  • 40 mph85 (19%)
  • 50 mph35 (8%)
  • 60 mph37 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph60 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (12%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35135 (23%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (72%)
  • Passenger115 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (77%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 76th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2019

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2019: 55, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35577014
2ndA25314903
3rdA323243108
4thA31223206
5thM25193203
6thA3100151600
7thA320151904
8thA246131803
9thA322131301
10thA247121703
11thA32491504
12thA2488904
13thA2818801
14thB30006813
15thB34116802
16thB22155602
17thB30125501
18thA3313400
19thB21263300
20thB32062201

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years