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Swindon road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1991, and 777 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (713), and casualties fell from 928.

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

Collisions in 1991
610
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
777
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1991

2.1% of collisions in Swindon in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious10517%
  • Slight49281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious12216%
  • Slight63682%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 610, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.4%)
  • February42 (6.9%)
  • March49 (8%)
  • April59 (9.7%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June53 (8.7%)
  • July54 (8.9%)
  • August57 (9.3%)
  • September53 (8.7%)
  • October49 (8%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December41 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (63%)
  • Wet or damp208 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph366 (60%)
  • 40 mph88 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph133 (22%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (60%)
  • Roundabout131 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (50%)
  • Pedestrian134 (17%)
  • Cyclist107 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20140 (18%)
  • 21 to 25121 (16%)
  • 26 to 35138 (18%)
  • 36 to 45113 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (59%)
  • Passenger181 (23%)
  • Pedestrian134 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (13%)
  • Motorcycle83 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 135th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1991

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1991: 58, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006586417
2ndB4289384807
3rdA4311313406
4thA419253913
5thA4289252904
6thA4259182304
7thM4183207
8thA3102172104
9thA361142624
10thA4312111302
11thB4534111502
12thB4587112113
13thA420101712
14thB4019101803
15thB455391312
16thA43616800
17thB41435701
18thA3454611
19thB41414510
20thB41924601

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1991

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1991: 376.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1991

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1991: 152.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1991.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years