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GU2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,528 road traffic collisions in the GU2 postcode district, Guildford, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 642 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
4,528
693rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,760
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
34 people killed
Serious collisions
642
699 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Up 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GU2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal340.8%
  • Serious64214%
  • Slight3,85285%

What the data shows

  • GU2 had 568 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 895 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in GU2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 620 children under 16 were killed or injured in GU2, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in GU2.

Where GU2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
693rd
Most casualties
764th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,090th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday688 (15%)
  • Tuesday707 (16%)
  • Wednesday641 (14%)
  • Thursday670 (15%)
  • Friday826 (18%)
  • Saturday556 (12%)
  • Sunday440 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,138 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,114 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown166 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,847 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway1,033 (23%)
  • Roundabout378 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road205 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded65 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,161 (70%)
  • 40 mph401 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph646 (14%)
  • 60 mph92 (2%)
  • 70 mph196 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,398 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds704 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other118 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded152 (3.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,399 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist833 (14%)
  • Pedestrian702 (12%)
  • Cyclist568 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant99 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GU2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GU2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GU2 peaked at 139 in 1989; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254151
20243840
20235463
20226280
20214357
20204145
20197795
20185562
20177194
201686106
20157887
201478103
20136783
2012111150
2011100135
201081102
200987118
2008112143
200791127
200690124
2005116149
2004114143
200398146
200296117
2001109135
200091109
1999121152
1998120161
1997116147
1996109137
199597130
1994102135
1993116156
1992112133
1991106138
1990124171
1989139169
1988114137
1987115155
198690114
1985126154
1984129159
1983122143
1982108144
1981139165
1980130163
1979106133

Map of recent crashes in GU2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GU2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GU2

The 24 most recent collisions in GU2 happened between 7 July and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GU2

The A3 has the most collisions in GU2, 992 of 4,528 (22%), followed by the A322 (592).

Collisions in GU2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39921,41211115
2ndA322592765771
3rdA31358472256
4thA323312380356
5thA3100288342245
6thA25161202128
7thA28171001

Council area for GU2

GU2 is in Guildford, where police recorded 31,032 collisions from 1979 to 2025. GU2 accounts for 15% of them.

Town in GU2

Of the 4,528 collisions in GU2, 4,100 (91%) were in Guildford.