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Swindon road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 713 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1990, and 928 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (680), and casualties rose from 870.

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

Collisions in 1990
713
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
928
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Swindon in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious15121%
  • Slight55077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious17018%
  • Slight74680%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 713, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday115 (16%)
  • Thursday117 (16%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.5%)
  • February55 (7.7%)
  • March54 (7.6%)
  • April55 (7.7%)
  • May57 (8%)
  • June55 (7.7%)
  • July51 (7.2%)
  • August55 (7.7%)
  • September66 (9.3%)
  • October70 (9.8%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December47 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (71%)
  • Wet or damp206 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (53%)
  • 40 mph118 (17%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph147 (21%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (61%)
  • Roundabout128 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (15%)
  • Pedestrian136 (15%)
  • Cyclist129 (14%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20240 (26%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35171 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (61%)
  • Passenger228 (25%)
  • Pedestrian136 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (67%)
  • Motorcycle144 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 128th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1990

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1990: 64, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40066488315
2ndB42894555011
3rdA419385116
4thA4259374109
5thM4295009
6thA4311232805
7thA361214002
8thA3102192404
9thA4289181904
10thA4361172317
11thB4005141905
12thB4019142013
13thB4143111101
14thB4534101502
15thA42091201
16thA431291103
17thB45538804
18thB458781101
19thA34571001
20thB419271312

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1990

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1990: 419.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1990

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1990: 186.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years