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Swindon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,158 road traffic collisions in Swindon from 1979 to 2025, and 35,372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 327 were fatal and 4,445 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 401 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (382), and casualties rose from 474 to 511.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,158
109th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35,372
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
327
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
401
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Swindon

1.2% of collisions in Swindon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3271.2%
  • Serious4,44516%
  • Slight22,38682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3571%
  • Serious4,98714%
  • Slight30,02885%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. In 2025 there were 401, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 401
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025401511
2024382474
2023405544
2022425522
2021409509
2020291365
2019391505
2018394488
2017386507
2016495641
2015448593
2014418550
2013395521
2012446590
2011434573
2010386497
2009448589
2008475617
2007555737
2006579732
2005554737
2004676951
2003681919
20027861,036
20017981,121
2000726994
1999645886
1998646855
1997691917
1996646832
1995595759
1994609808
1993578731
1992594744
1991610777
1990713928
1989680870
1988717926
1987679891
19867791,029
19858051,014
19848281,030
1983788997
1982687854
1981708944
1980690886
1979686871

When and where crashes happen in Swindon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,855 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,002 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,102 (15%)
  • Thursday4,124 (15%)
  • Friday4,671 (17%)
  • Saturday3,657 (13%)
  • Sunday2,747 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59502 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,731 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,486 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,788 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,745 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,370 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,616 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,307 (8.5%)
  • February2,039 (7.5%)
  • March2,068 (7.6%)
  • April2,044 (7.5%)
  • May2,202 (8.1%)
  • June2,171 (8%)
  • July2,324 (8.6%)
  • August2,231 (8.2%)
  • September2,375 (8.7%)
  • October2,486 (9.2%)
  • November2,540 (9.4%)
  • December2,371 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,873 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,616 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit268 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown122 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,793 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,349 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds553 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds468 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist304 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds151 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds35 (0.1%)
  • Other109 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded396 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,145 (67%)
  • Wet or damp8,329 (31%)
  • Frost or ice471 (1.7%)
  • Snow148 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep43 (0.2%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph272 (1%)
  • 30 mph15,111 (56%)
  • 40 mph5,206 (19%)
  • 50 mph696 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph3,160 (12%)
  • 70 mph2,713 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,426 (60%)
  • Roundabout4,872 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway4,782 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road1,057 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Swindon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,950 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist5,402 (15%)
  • Pedestrian4,362 (12%)
  • Cyclist4,128 (12%)
  • Van occupant943 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant762 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)346 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant190 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant117 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant112 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5807 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,493 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 152,192 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 206,770 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,736 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,591 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,820 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,565 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,333 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,235 (3.5%)
  • Over 75791 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,861 (65%)
  • Passenger8,149 (23%)
  • Pedestrian4,362 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,423 (68%)
  • Motorcycle5,439 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle4,246 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,811 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,556 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach998 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car364 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle358 (0.7%)
  • Minibus132 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle32 (0.1%)
  • Other77 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Swindon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swindon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swindon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 109th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
106thTameside27,80636,6793334,096
107thEpping Forest27,73739,0185325,521
108thNorth East Lincolnshire27,45035,7342815,465
109thSwindon (this area)27,15835,3723274,445
110thSouthend-on-Sea27,13934,1762754,665
111thNew Forest26,81836,1195255,988
112thNorth Lincolnshire26,65236,9325545,678

Accident hotspots in Swindon

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon, with 1,418 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon from 1979 to 2025: 2,364, including 26 fatal and 344 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40062,3642,99026344
2ndA4191,6192,35135231
3rdB42891,3841,71810198
4thM41,2402,10639231
5thA43111,0901,3518155
6thA3611,0431,47422242
7thA42599321,20513121
8thA4208021,08311113
9thA3102748979594
10thB45346959496100
11thA4312638824583
12thA34561580313141
13thA4289452536362
14thA4361424578680
15thB4005368533772
16thB4019319478754
17thB4143283353242
18thB4553266347342
19thA346222362330
20thB4587175215227

Towns in Swindon

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon from 1979 to 2025: 15,153.

Postcode districts in Swindon

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon from 1979 to 2025: 7,372.

Latest crashes in Swindon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Swindon, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity