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Godalming road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,044 road traffic collisions in Godalming, Waverley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 159 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,044
728th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,274
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
159
170 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Godalming

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious15915%
  • Slight87884%

What the data shows

  • Godalming had 118 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 148 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Godalming were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Godalming are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 132 children under 16 were killed or injured in Godalming, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Godalming ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
728th
Most casualties
750th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
827th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (15%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (14%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday161 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight805 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway895 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph985 (94%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds797 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant550 (43%)
  • Pedestrian257 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (19%)
  • Cyclist188 (15%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Godalming road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Godalming, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Godalming peaked at 47 in 1984; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251313
202489
20231010
20221314
20211121
20201113
20191419
20181014
20171519
20161320
20151111
20141316
20131111
20121517
20111114
20101416
20091819
20081316
20072434
20061832
20052031
20042431
20031922
20021119
20012022
20002539
19992123
19982632
19971723
19962930
19953140
19942028
19931522
19922930
19911924
19904047
19894454
19882629
19872832
19863337
19853740
19844755
19834250
19824252
19814748
19803642
19793034

Map of recent crashes in Godalming

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Godalming

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Godalming

The 24 most recent collisions in Godalming happened between 8 August 2023 and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Godalming

The A3100 has the most collisions in Godalming, 519 of 1,044 (50%), followed by the B2130 (76).

Collisions in Godalming on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3100519654677
2ndB21307690011

Council area for Godalming

Godalming is in Waverley, where police recorded 21,540 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Godalming accounts for 4.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Godalming

Collisions in Godalming were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by GU7 (1,030) and GU5 (14).