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Swindon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 687 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1982, and 854 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (708), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1982
687
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
854
Down 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Swindon in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious18026%
  • Slight49973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious20824%
  • Slight63775%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 687, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday128 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (4.5%)
  • February46 (6.7%)
  • March59 (8.6%)
  • April53 (7.7%)
  • May65 (9.5%)
  • June59 (8.6%)
  • July62 (9%)
  • August54 (7.9%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October51 (7.4%)
  • November81 (12%)
  • December60 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (67%)
  • Wet or damp199 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph443 (64%)
  • 40 mph92 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph92 (13%)
  • 70 mph48 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (72%)
  • Roundabout95 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (29%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)
  • Cyclist109 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20240 (28%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (12%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (64%)
  • Passenger189 (22%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (59%)
  • Motorcycle242 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Swindon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swindon ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 117th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1982

The A345 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1982: 82, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34582100123
2ndA4206781011
3rdA3616678015
4thA419375718
5thM4223807
6thB4006202303
7thB4289192813
8thB401981002
9thB400571113
10thB45072300

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1982

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1982: 420.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1982

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1982: 192.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years