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Swindon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2001, and 1,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (726), and casualties rose from 994.

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

Collisions in 2001
798
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,121
Up 13% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Swindon in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight70789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1029.1%
  • Slight1,01490%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 798, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday145 (18%)
  • Saturday99 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (11%)
  • February62 (7.8%)
  • March55 (6.9%)
  • April53 (6.6%)
  • May69 (8.6%)
  • June64 (8%)
  • July72 (9%)
  • August69 (8.6%)
  • September57 (7.1%)
  • October69 (8.6%)
  • November86 (11%)
  • December58 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds684 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (66%)
  • Wet or damp256 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Mud4 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph402 (50%)
  • 40 mph180 (23%)
  • 50 mph24 (3%)
  • 60 mph90 (11%)
  • 70 mph101 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (52%)
  • Roundabout175 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant712 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (12%)
  • Pedestrian100 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist79 (7%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20192 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35216 (19%)
  • 36 to 45203 (18%)
  • 46 to 55119 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.1%)
  • Over 7530 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider716 (64%)
  • Passenger305 (27%)
  • Pedestrian100 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,161 (73%)
  • Motorcycle134 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swindon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swindon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 92nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2001

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2001, with 85 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2001

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2001: 78, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40067810005
2ndA419689314
3rdM44810108
4thA4311364706
5thB4289365304
6thA3102355113
7thA4259344502
8thB4534283604
9thA4312202901
10thA361151812
11thA4361141902
12thB4005132201
13thA420122502
14thA346101600
15thA4289101201
16thB4553101601
17thB401961412
18thB45876802
19thB41415800
20thB41435900

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2001

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2001: 414.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2001

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2001: 221.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years