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GU1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,133 road traffic collisions in the GU1 postcode district, Guildford, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 1,033 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 76 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (77).

Collisions since 1979
7,133
175th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,992
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
46 people killed
Serious collisions
1,033
1,117 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
76
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GU1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal440.6%
  • Serious1,03314%
  • Slight6,05685%

What the data shows

  • GU1 had 896 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 1,331 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in GU1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 822 children under 16 were killed or injured in GU1, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in GU1.

Where GU1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
175th
Most casualties
215th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
357th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,031 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,041 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,076 (15%)
  • Thursday1,151 (16%)
  • Friday1,202 (17%)
  • Saturday1,000 (14%)
  • Sunday632 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,964 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,787 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown209 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting126 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit46 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,507 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway1,279 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road673 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout540 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded134 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,790 (81%)
  • 40 mph910 (13%)
  • 50 mph42 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph127 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph227 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,500 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds975 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds80 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other186 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded272 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,472 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,756 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,346 (15%)
  • Cyclist993 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant147 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)52 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GU1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GU1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GU1 peaked at 213 in 1992; 2025 had 76.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 76
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257685
20247794
202379101
2022108129
202190103
20205862
201984103
201897115
2017113126
2016114129
2015123151
2014142181
2013116140
2012133177
2011144180
2010124161
2009135178
2008151192
2007146207
2006117149
2005165223
2004146208
2003170230
2002138188
2001163223
2000173236
1999133188
1998150206
1997182221
1996164224
1995166217
1994196251
1993182236
1992213266
1991195238
1990207258
1989198232
1988198237
1987190243
1986168203
1985203248
1984208236
1983203248
1982194242
1981189242
1980207244
1979205241

Map of recent crashes in GU1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GU1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GU1

The 24 most recent collisions in GU1 happened between 3 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GU1

The A322 has the most collisions in GU1, 1,040 of 7,133 (15%), followed by the A320 (1,039).

Collisions in GU1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3221,0401,2788115
2ndA3201,0391,3816160
3rdA259921,3097146
4thA3100662827392
5thA246629826398
6thA3394552863
7thA281259323134
8thA31415305
9thA321181902
10thB2234111205
11thA13400

Council area for GU1

GU1 is in Guildford, where police recorded 31,032 collisions from 1979 to 2025. GU1 accounts for 23% of them.

Town in GU1

Of the 7,133 collisions in GU1, 6,048 (85%) were in Guildford.