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Swindon road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 779 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1986, and 1,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (805), and casualties rose from 1,014.

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

Collisions in 1986
779
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,029
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Swindon in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious17522%
  • Slight58976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious20620%
  • Slight80678%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 779, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday147 (19%)
  • Saturday105 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.6%)
  • February55 (7.1%)
  • March56 (7.2%)
  • April71 (9.1%)
  • May61 (7.8%)
  • June42 (5.4%)
  • July69 (8.9%)
  • August64 (8.2%)
  • September64 (8.2%)
  • October74 (9.5%)
  • November80 (10%)
  • December84 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds589 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (61%)
  • Wet or damp280 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph426 (55%)
  • 40 mph122 (16%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph117 (15%)
  • 70 mph99 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (17%)
  • Roundabout88 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist223 (22%)
  • Pedestrian141 (14%)
  • Cyclist135 (13%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6%)
  • 16 to 20251 (24%)
  • 21 to 25157 (15%)
  • 26 to 35190 (18%)
  • 36 to 45106 (10%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (62%)
  • Passenger251 (24%)
  • Pedestrian141 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (62%)
  • Motorcycle215 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Swindon

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swindon ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 104th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1986

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1986: 63, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40066382216
2ndM45191016
3rdA419486838
4thA4311374223
5thB4289364109
6thA3102273406
7thA4312273104
8thA4289242803
9thA361233705
10thA4259233715
11thA4361192706
12thB4143141805
13thA420111500
14thA34591001
15thB400591301
16thB401981100
17thB45346602
18thB41925911
19thB45535601
20thB45874402

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1986

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1986: 433.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1986

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1986: 202.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1986, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years