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Swindon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1987, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (779), and casualties fell from 1,029.

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

Collisions in 1987
679
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
891
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Swindon in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious14121%
  • Slight52577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight71780%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 679, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday123 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.7%)
  • February60 (8.8%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April45 (6.6%)
  • May49 (7.2%)
  • June58 (8.5%)
  • July58 (8.5%)
  • August52 (7.7%)
  • September61 (9%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November62 (9.1%)
  • December49 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds528 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (16%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (64%)
  • Wet or damp215 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.1%)
  • Snow11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph396 (58%)
  • 40 mph104 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph110 (16%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (71%)
  • Roundabout87 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (19%)
  • Pedestrian133 (15%)
  • Cyclist116 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20208 (23%)
  • 21 to 25144 (16%)
  • 26 to 35154 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (59%)
  • Passenger228 (26%)
  • Pedestrian133 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (62%)
  • Motorcycle169 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 121st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1987

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1987: 75, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB400675107214
2ndB42893645010
3rdM4365329
4thA4311344327
5thA419334813
6thA4312202201
7thA4289171703
8thA361163124
9thA3102131304
10thB4005131605
11thA4259121912
12thA4361121303
13thB4019122114
14thA420112011
15thA345101402
16thB4553101301
17thB45348801
18thB45877801
19thB41435501
20thB41924702

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1987

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1987: 382.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1987

SN2 and SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1987, with 164 each.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years