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Swindon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1985, and 1,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (828), and casualties fell from 1,030.

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

Collisions in 1985
805
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,014
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1985

1% of collisions in Swindon in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious18523%
  • Slight61276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious21421%
  • Slight79078%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 805, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (15%)
  • Tuesday150 (19%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.7%)
  • February58 (7.2%)
  • March55 (6.8%)
  • April58 (7.2%)
  • May54 (6.7%)
  • June72 (8.9%)
  • July87 (11%)
  • August63 (7.8%)
  • September78 (9.7%)
  • October73 (9.1%)
  • November70 (8.7%)
  • December75 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds641 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (67%)
  • Wet or damp215 (27%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.2%)
  • Snow19 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph466 (58%)
  • 40 mph138 (17%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph122 (15%)
  • 70 mph70 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway558 (69%)
  • Roundabout121 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (20%)
  • Pedestrian152 (15%)
  • Cyclist150 (15%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20265 (26%)
  • 21 to 25157 (15%)
  • 26 to 35152 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (9%)
  • 46 to 5597 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider633 (62%)
  • Passenger229 (23%)
  • Pedestrian152 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car873 (62%)
  • Motorcycle197 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 98th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1985

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1985: 88, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB400688116125
2ndB4289485809
3rdA4193962110
4thA345384518
5thA4312374309
6thM4335118
7thA361264109
8thA42592331011
9thA3102222503
10thA4311191911
11thB4005161903
12thB4143162204
13thA4361141602
14thA420122330
15thA4289121302
16thB4019101400
17thB45537701
18thB41415702
19thB45345702
20thB45875602

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1985

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1985: 458.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1985

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1985: 217.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1985, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years