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Swindon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 645 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1999, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (646), and casualties rose from 855.

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

Collisions in 1999
645
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
886
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Swindon in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight55085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious10212%
  • Slight77788%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 645, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (15%)
  • Friday103 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.5%)
  • February42 (6.5%)
  • March62 (9.6%)
  • April48 (7.4%)
  • May54 (8.4%)
  • June60 (9.3%)
  • July53 (8.2%)
  • August51 (7.9%)
  • September65 (10%)
  • October53 (8.2%)
  • November53 (8.2%)
  • December49 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (66%)
  • Wet or damp201 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph333 (52%)
  • 40 mph128 (20%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph99 (15%)
  • 70 mph67 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (56%)
  • Roundabout141 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (12%)
  • Cyclist96 (11%)
  • Pedestrian95 (11%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35195 (22%)
  • 36 to 45159 (18%)
  • 46 to 5588 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (66%)
  • Passenger208 (23%)
  • Pedestrian95 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (70%)
  • Motorcycle103 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 122nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1999

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1999: 49, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40064969011
2ndM4426402
3rdA4311404806
4thB42893846010
5thA419325502
6thA4259242913
7thA4312233204
8thB4534212103
9thA3102193201
10thA420154012
11thA361131504
12thA346122613
13thB4553121702
14thA4361111923
15thB419291501
16thB414381300
17thA42897901
18thB400571001
19thB40194700
20thB41414710

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1999

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1999: 352.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1999

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1999: 157.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years