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Guildford road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2021, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2020 (324), and casualties rose from 406.

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

Collisions in 2021
369
Up 14% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
483
Up 19% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Guildford in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9225%
  • Slight27474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight37578%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 369, up 14% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 369
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (19%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.3%)
  • February29 (7.9%)
  • March30 (8.1%)
  • April18 (4.9%)
  • May26 (7%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August30 (8.1%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November33 (8.9%)
  • December33 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (72%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph185 (50%)
  • 40 mph69 (19%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph56 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (13%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.4%)
  • Over 7526 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (75%)
  • Passenger81 (17%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (69%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 78th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2021

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2021, with 40 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2021

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2021: 52, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35276012
2ndA25303408
3rdA246223004
4thA322171704
5thA323171803
6thA3100151602
7thA31142904
8thM25112605
9thA2478801
10thA3207902
11thB17703
12thB30005601
13thA2484601
14thA2814600
15thB30124600
16thA3313410
17thB20393302
18thB22343302
19thB3673401
20thA12200

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2021

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 132.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2021

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2021: 90.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years