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Guildford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Guildford in 2025, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (314), and casualties rose from 396.

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

Collisions in 2025
337
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
419
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Guildford in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Guildford in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Guildford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious10331%
  • Slight23169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious11327%
  • Slight30372%

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 857 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 337, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 337
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February31 (9.2%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April21 (6.2%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June26 (7.7%)
  • July24 (7.1%)
  • August32 (9.5%)
  • September27 (8%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December22 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph166 (49%)
  • 40 mph84 (25%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Guildford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (16%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (16%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (74%)
  • Passenger56 (13%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (71%)
  • Motorcycle71 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Guildford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Guildford had the 88th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Guildford in 2025

Stoke, Guildford, GU1 4PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Guildford in 2025, with 29 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Guildford with the most crashes in 2025

The A3 had the most collisions in Guildford in 2025: 44, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Guildford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34453012
2ndA252938112
3rdA323212807
4thA322172114
5thA3100161907
6thA246121304
7thA247121504
8thA281101402
9thA320101304
10thA3191303
11thB30008903
12thM2581302
13thB34116701
14thB22155501
15thA2483300
16thB20393301
17thB32063301
18thA3242300
19thB30122500
20thA11100

Towns in Guildford: crashes in 2025

Guildford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 109.

Postcode districts in Guildford: crashes in 2025

GU1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Guildford in 2025: 76.

Latest crashes in Guildford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Guildford in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Guildford road accidents in other years