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Swindon road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1994, and 808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1993 (578), and casualties rose from 731.

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

Collisions in 1994
609
Up 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
808
Up 11% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1994

2% of collisions in Swindon in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight50583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious10213%
  • Slight69386%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 609, up 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.9%)
  • February47 (7.7%)
  • March45 (7.4%)
  • April52 (8.5%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June52 (8.5%)
  • July37 (6.1%)
  • August44 (7.2%)
  • September48 (7.9%)
  • October55 (9%)
  • November60 (9.9%)
  • December64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (62%)
  • Wet or damp225 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph339 (56%)
  • 40 mph91 (15%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (16%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (55%)
  • Roundabout143 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (13%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)
  • Cyclist94 (12%)
  • Van occupant32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (17%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35161 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider513 (63%)
  • Passenger198 (25%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (70%)
  • Motorcycle107 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 136th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1994

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1994: 65, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006658427
2ndB4289425409
3rdA3102324505
4thA419304102
5thA4311252801
6thM4255717
7thA4259242702
8thA4289222613
9thA361172734
10thB4534142200
11thA4361131703
12thA420101700
13thB4005101400
14thB4553101212
15thA34591113
16thA43128801
17thB41437902
18thB40194700
19thB41923401
20thB45873300

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1994

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1994: 363.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1994

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1994: 161.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years