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Guildford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,921 road traffic collisions in Guildford from 1979 to 2025, and 13,717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 1,579 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 109 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
10,921
107th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
13,717
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,579
1,706 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
109
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
123
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Guildford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal710.7%
  • Serious1,57914%
  • Slight9,27185%

What the data shows

  • Guildford had 1,388 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 2,072 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Guildford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,425 children under 16 were killed or injured in Guildford, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Guildford.

Where Guildford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
107th
Most casualties
108th
Most fatal collisions
148th
Most serious collisions
122nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,617 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,673 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,584 (15%)
  • Thursday1,696 (16%)
  • Friday1,880 (17%)
  • Saturday1,479 (14%)
  • Sunday992 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,597 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,752 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown349 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit74 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,344 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway1,739 (16%)
  • Roundabout869 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road773 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded196 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph69 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph8,946 (82%)
  • 40 mph936 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph590 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph158 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph220 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,342 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,549 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds121 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds121 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist53 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (under 0.1%)
  • Other289 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded414 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,070 (52%)
  • Pedestrian2,484 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist2,021 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,508 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant215 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant213 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Guildford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Guildford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Guildford peaked at 334 in 1980; 2025 had 109.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 109
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025109123
2024109125
2023132166
2022157190
2021132153
202098104
2019155188
2018139165
2017173199
2016184220
2015192226
2014194246
2013173205
2012219295
2011229293
2010199256
2009206270
2008238300
2007225324
2006197260
2005254327
2004226305
2003232328
2002213264
2001248318
2000260342
1999240319
1998259352
1997263317
1996244319
1995233298
1994280368
1993274356
1992303368
1991286348
1990305394
1989319387
1988297355
1987287361
1986245295
1985309378
1984316376
1983317375
1982293375
1981316399
1980334405
1979308380

Map of recent crashes in Guildford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Guildford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Guildford

The 24 most recent collisions in Guildford happened between 23 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Guildford

The A322 has the most collisions in Guildford, 1,644 of 10,921 (15%), followed by the A3100 (1,008).

Collisions in Guildford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3221,6442,07515202
2ndA31001,0081,2475143
3rdA39601,37614120
4thA258181,0845114
5thA3207951,0344129
6thA2466618623100
7thA31357466353
8thA323338413359
9thA281278343140
10thB2234536406
11thA321192003
12thA15700
13thB14402

Council area for Guildford

Guildford is in Guildford, where police recorded 31,032 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Guildford accounts for 35% of them.

Postcode districts in Guildford

Collisions in Guildford were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by GU1 (6,048) and GU2 (4,100).