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Swindon road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1995, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (609), and casualties fell from 808.

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

Collisions in 1995
595
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
759
Down 6% on 1994
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1995

1.8% of collisions in Swindon in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight48982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious10213%
  • Slight64485%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 595, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (10%)
  • February60 (10%)
  • March37 (6.2%)
  • April36 (6.1%)
  • May46 (7.7%)
  • June39 (6.6%)
  • July60 (10%)
  • August44 (7.4%)
  • September59 (9.9%)
  • October49 (8.2%)
  • November49 (8.2%)
  • December55 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (62%)
  • Wet or damp213 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (53%)
  • 40 mph106 (18%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph92 (15%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (58%)
  • Roundabout127 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (54%)
  • Cyclist107 (14%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20120 (16%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35152 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (64%)
  • Passenger167 (22%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car755 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 137th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1995

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1995: 69, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006698309
2ndA4311384404
3rdA419375508
4thB4289364625
5thM4314015
6thA3102253204
7thB4534202303
8thA4259192602
9thA361152313
10thA4312151611
11thA4289111203
12thB45538802
13thB458781101
14thA4207900
15thA43617902
16thB400571300
17thB414371100
18thB41927902
19thA34661110
20thB40194710

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1995

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1995: 356.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1995

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1995: 161.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years