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Swindon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1988, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (679), and casualties rose from 891.

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

Collisions in 1988
717
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
926
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Swindon in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight54476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious18120%
  • Slight73479%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 717, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (15%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.2%)
  • February49 (6.8%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April55 (7.7%)
  • May72 (10%)
  • June55 (7.7%)
  • July53 (7.4%)
  • August64 (8.9%)
  • September54 (7.5%)
  • October76 (11%)
  • November72 (10%)
  • December52 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (11%)
  • Fog or mist20 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (67%)
  • Wet or damp226 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph394 (55%)
  • 40 mph126 (18%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph108 (15%)
  • 70 mph81 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (61%)
  • Roundabout129 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (19%)
  • Pedestrian132 (14%)
  • Cyclist107 (12%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20230 (25%)
  • 21 to 25168 (18%)
  • 26 to 35157 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (61%)
  • Passenger228 (25%)
  • Pedestrian132 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (66%)
  • Motorcycle177 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 118th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1988

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1988: 65, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40066581115
2ndM45081114
3rdB4289455419
4thA4311414709
5thA4193348011
6thA3612747013
7thA4312263002
8thA4259203030
9thA3102172004
10thA345142502
11thA4289141601
12thA42091503
13thA436181302
14thB45348900
15thB40197802
16thB45537902
17thB40055600
18thB41925701
19thB41414402
20thB41434411

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1988

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1988: 421.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1988

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1988: 198.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years