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Swindon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1989, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1988 (717), and casualties fell from 926.

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

Collisions in 1989
680
Down 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
870
Down 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Swindon in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight54780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious13215%
  • Slight72383%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 680, down 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.7%)
  • February47 (6.9%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April48 (7.1%)
  • May51 (7.5%)
  • June68 (10%)
  • July57 (8.4%)
  • August69 (10%)
  • September56 (8.2%)
  • October55 (8.1%)
  • November61 (9%)
  • December62 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds562 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (11%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (70%)
  • Wet or damp195 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (55%)
  • 40 mph95 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph129 (19%)
  • 70 mph65 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (64%)
  • Roundabout117 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (16%)
  • Cyclist132 (15%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20188 (22%)
  • 21 to 25144 (17%)
  • 26 to 35164 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (61%)
  • Passenger217 (25%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (65%)
  • Motorcycle139 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 134th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1989

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1989: 62, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40066270112
2ndB4289496009
3rdM4397237
4thA419313709
5thA4259252913
6thA4311232515
7thA361213506
8thA3102182103
9thA4289141900
10thA4312141520
11thB4143142102
12thB4553111502
13thB400591612
14thB401991204
15thB453491000
16thA4208901
17thA43618800
18thB419271323
19thA34561021
20thB45876600

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1989

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1989: 382.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1989

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1989: 188.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years