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Guildford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2020, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (440), and casualties fell from 581.

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

Collisions in 2020
324
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
406
Down 30% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2020

0.9% of collisions in Guildford in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7222%
  • Slight24977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight32580%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 324, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 324
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (18%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April14 (4.3%)
  • May14 (4.3%)
  • June31 (9.6%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (65%)
  • Wet or damp110 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (47%)
  • 40 mph70 (22%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph29 (9%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (20%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (60%)
  • Cyclist62 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (76%)
  • Passenger70 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (11%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 82nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2020

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2020, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2020

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2020: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3466205
2ndA25202615
3rdA322192701
4thA246141503
5thA3100131903
6thA323131502
7thA31111402
8thB30008910
9thA3207801
10thB221571005
11thM257900
12thA2486801
13thA15600
14thA2475903
15thA2815501
16thA3315503
17thB15502
18thB22343301
19thB30123302
20thB3673301

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2020

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 98.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2020

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2020: 58.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years