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Swindon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1997, and 917 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (646), and casualties rose from 832.

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

Collisions in 1997
691
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
917
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Swindon in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight60487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious9310%
  • Slight81789%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 691, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (17%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday62 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.1%)
  • February50 (7.2%)
  • March51 (7.4%)
  • April48 (6.9%)
  • May52 (7.5%)
  • June70 (10%)
  • July58 (8.4%)
  • August55 (8%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October67 (9.7%)
  • November49 (7.1%)
  • December62 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight508 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (64%)
  • Wet or damp224 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph356 (52%)
  • 40 mph126 (18%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph111 (16%)
  • 70 mph83 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (55%)
  • Roundabout152 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (13%)
  • Cyclist98 (11%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (16%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35226 (25%)
  • 36 to 45115 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (64%)
  • Passenger237 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (71%)
  • Motorcycle116 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle31 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Swindon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swindon ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 118th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1997

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1997: 67, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006677804
2ndB4289496603
3rdA3102405906
4thA419406406
5thM4335114
6thA4312242802
7thA361223714
8thA4259223100
9thA4311222702
10thA420162103
11thB4534151803
12thA4289141503
13thA346131611
14thA4361132203
15thB4005121703
16thB4019111400
17thB4553111501
18thB4587101001
19thB414181510
20thB419281211

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1997

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1997: 376.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1997

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1997: 186.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years