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Guildford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2022, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (369), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 2022
409
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
552
Up 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2022

1.7% of collisions in Guildford in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious11829%
  • Slight28469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight41575%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 409, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 409
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March40 (9.8%)
  • April28 (6.8%)
  • May31 (7.6%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July30 (7.3%)
  • August35 (8.6%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9.3%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (74%)
  • Wet or damp97 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph199 (49%)
  • 40 mph78 (19%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph72 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (15%)
  • 56 to 6555 (10%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.3%)
  • Over 7523 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (75%)
  • Passenger98 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (71%)
  • Motorcycle71 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 76th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2022

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2022, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2022

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2022: 71, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA371114316
2ndA253647118
3rdA322232702
4thA3100222701
5thA31202914
6thA323202005
7thM25172802
8thA320121503
9thA24781005
10thA2487901
11thB34117803
12thA2466602
13thA3316900
14thB300061201
15thB22155502
16thA2814403
17thB20394402
18thA3242301
19thB32062600
20thB3682300

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2022

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 157.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2022

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2022: 108.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years