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Swindon road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1993, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (594), and casualties fell from 744.

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

Collisions in 1993
578
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
731
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1993

1.2% of collisions in Swindon in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious11820%
  • Slight45378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight58480%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 578, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (12%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (18%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8%)
  • February33 (5.7%)
  • March46 (8%)
  • April54 (9.3%)
  • May35 (6.1%)
  • June44 (7.6%)
  • July47 (8.1%)
  • August49 (8.5%)
  • September44 (7.6%)
  • October45 (7.8%)
  • November67 (12%)
  • December68 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (64%)
  • Wet or damp196 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (55%)
  • 40 mph90 (16%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph104 (18%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (62%)
  • Roundabout108 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (15%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)
  • Cyclist94 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (18%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35147 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (65%)
  • Passenger160 (22%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (68%)
  • Motorcycle110 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 143rd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1993

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1993: 48, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40064860010
2ndB4289425105
3rdA4311273006
4thA4259263707
5thM4264025
6thA4289243103
7thA419232715
8thB4005183106
9thA3102161911
10thA361162714
11thA420131704
12thA4361121504
13thB4534121203
14thB401991200
15thB419291401
16thA34581102
17thB45537801
18thB45877702
19thA43126701
20thB41436701

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1993

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1993: 316.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1993

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1993: 155.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years