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Swindon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1984, and 1,030 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (788), and casualties rose from 997.

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

Collisions in 1984
828
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,030
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Swindon in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious18923%
  • Slight62575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious21221%
  • Slight80278%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 828, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday146 (18%)
  • Saturday133 (16%)
  • Sunday100 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8%)
  • February56 (6.8%)
  • March57 (6.9%)
  • April61 (7.4%)
  • May76 (9.2%)
  • June84 (10%)
  • July67 (8.1%)
  • August77 (9.3%)
  • September70 (8.5%)
  • October68 (8.2%)
  • November90 (11%)
  • December56 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (66%)
  • Wet or damp268 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph496 (60%)
  • 40 mph135 (16%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (14%)
  • 70 mph72 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (69%)
  • Roundabout121 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (23%)
  • Pedestrian150 (15%)
  • Cyclist148 (14%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5%)
  • 11 to 1595 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20273 (27%)
  • 21 to 25142 (14%)
  • 26 to 35166 (16%)
  • 36 to 45110 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (62%)
  • Passenger242 (23%)
  • Pedestrian150 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car890 (61%)
  • Motorcycle232 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 100th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1984

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1984: 77, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40067796116
2ndA3615172112
3rdA419405449
4thM43866115
5thA345323706
6thA420273203
7thB4289273205
8thA4311262702
9thB4143222406
10thA4259182006
11thA4289181904
12thA3102162013
13thA4312151511
14thB400591504
15thB419261011
16thB45346701
17thB40194512
18thB41414401
19thB45534601
20thA43612300

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1984

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1984: 496.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1984

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1984: 241.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years