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Guildford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2024, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (356), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 2024
314
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
396
Down 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2024

1.6% of collisions in Guildford in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8527%
  • Slight22471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight30276%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 314, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 314
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April19 (6.1%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June22 (7%)
  • July26 (8.3%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November21 (6.7%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (67%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph153 (49%)
  • 40 mph65 (21%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (57%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.3%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (69%)
  • Passenger63 (16%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (70%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 100th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2024

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2024, with 37 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2024

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2024: 40, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34057011
2ndA322212904
3rdA25181804
4thM25171803
5thA3100141503
6thA323131605
7thA31101305
8thA32081203
9thA2467812
10thB300071111
11thA2816602
12thA2485601
13thA3245602
14thA3315703
15thA2474601
16thB30124601
17thB20392301
18thB22152211
19thB31652200
20thB3672200

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2024

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 109.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2024

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2024: 77.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2024.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years