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Swindon road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1992, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (610), and casualties fell from 777.

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

Collisions in 1992
594
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
744
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1992

0.8% of collisions in Swindon in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11820%
  • Slight47179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight60782%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 594, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.4%)
  • February45 (7.6%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April40 (6.7%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June53 (8.9%)
  • July43 (7.2%)
  • August45 (7.6%)
  • September50 (8.4%)
  • October50 (8.4%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December50 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (62%)
  • Wet or damp216 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph322 (54%)
  • 40 mph95 (16%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph133 (22%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (58%)
  • Roundabout134 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (52%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (14%)
  • Cyclist95 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (19%)
  • 21 to 25116 (16%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (64%)
  • Passenger161 (22%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car761 (69%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 136th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1992

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1992: 63, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40066378114
2ndB4289283304
3rdA419273303
4thA4259273307
5thA3102253602
6thA4311253004
7thA4289222201
8thA361202604
9thM4203025
10thA345152402
11thA4361152204
12thA4312141605
13thA420121801
14thB4553121700
15thB4587121402
16thB4143101302
17thB400591102
18thB45346801
19thB40195601
20thB41923411

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1992

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1992: 344.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1992

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1992: 154.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years