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Swindon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1979, and 871 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,158 collisions in Swindon.

Collisions in 1979
686
Casualties in 1979
871
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Swindon in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious17826%
  • Slight49572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious20724%
  • Slight65175%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 686.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday143 (21%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.4%)
  • February52 (7.6%)
  • March56 (8.2%)
  • April43 (6.3%)
  • May64 (9.3%)
  • June57 (8.3%)
  • July48 (7%)
  • August72 (10%)
  • September59 (8.6%)
  • October57 (8.3%)
  • November63 (9.2%)
  • December64 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds529 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (61%)
  • Wet or damp213 (31%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.7%)
  • Snow22 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph446 (65%)
  • 40 mph87 (13%)
  • 70 mph153 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway578 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist240 (28%)
  • Pedestrian136 (16%)
  • Cyclist102 (12%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20269 (31%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (13%)
  • 36 to 4579 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (62%)
  • Passenger195 (22%)
  • Pedestrian136 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (56%)
  • Motorcycle236 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Swindon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swindon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 119th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1979

The A345 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1979: 88, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34588114220
2ndA4208698118
3rdA3616687226
4thA4194371114
5thB4006243105
6thM4202705
7thB4289111203
8thB40197902
9thB40054602
10thB45074400
11thB40002300

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1979

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1979: 423.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1979

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1979: 198.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years