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Swindon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 788 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1983, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1982 (687), and casualties rose from 854.

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

Collisions in 1983
788
Up 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
997
Up 17% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Swindon in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious17522%
  • Slight60176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious19920%
  • Slight78679%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 788, up 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (12%)
  • Thursday138 (18%)
  • Friday134 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.1%)
  • February53 (6.7%)
  • March65 (8.2%)
  • April61 (7.7%)
  • May56 (7.1%)
  • June56 (7.1%)
  • July73 (9.3%)
  • August68 (8.6%)
  • September67 (8.5%)
  • October79 (10%)
  • November71 (9%)
  • December75 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds633 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (70%)
  • Wet or damp224 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph479 (61%)
  • 40 mph128 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (13%)
  • 70 mph64 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (70%)
  • Roundabout117 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (22%)
  • Cyclist168 (17%)
  • Pedestrian149 (15%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1591 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20276 (28%)
  • 21 to 25132 (13%)
  • 26 to 35143 (14%)
  • 36 to 45103 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (62%)
  • Passenger232 (23%)
  • Pedestrian149 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car849 (60%)
  • Motorcycle233 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 100th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1983

The A345 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1983: 103, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA345103127128
2ndA4208298114
3rdA36175102118
4thA4194364210
5thM4347629
6thB4006222701
7thB42899902
8thB40195702
9thB40053500
10thB31091201
11thB40001100
12thB41921101

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1983

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1983: 496.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1983

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1983: 235.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years