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Swindon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 786 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2002, and 1,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (798), and casualties fell from 1,121.

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

Collisions in 2002
786
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,036
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Swindon in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious8811%
  • Slight68988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious989.5%
  • Slight92890%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 786, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (10%)
  • February67 (8.5%)
  • March55 (7%)
  • April64 (8.1%)
  • May67 (8.5%)
  • June49 (6.2%)
  • July68 (8.7%)
  • August61 (7.8%)
  • September78 (9.9%)
  • October60 (7.6%)
  • November67 (8.5%)
  • December71 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (61%)
  • Wet or damp295 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph410 (52%)
  • 40 mph176 (22%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph88 (11%)
  • 70 mph85 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (53%)
  • Roundabout181 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (14%)
  • Pedestrian114 (11%)
  • Cyclist91 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (17%)
  • 21 to 25126 (12%)
  • 26 to 35215 (21%)
  • 36 to 45158 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (64%)
  • Passenger258 (25%)
  • Pedestrian114 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,116 (73%)
  • Motorcycle139 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swindon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 87th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2002

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2002, with 80 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2002

The A419 and B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2002, with 62 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419627916
2ndB4006628418
3rdB4289567514
4thM4428036
5thA3102283703
6thA4311283616
7thA4259273605
8thA361253303
9thA4312253202
10thB4005192204
11thB4534172202
12thA4361161903
13thA420151602
14thB4143121303
15thB455381103
16thA34671102
17thB40197801
18thB419271300
19thB41416800
20thA42895601

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2002

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2002: 425.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2002

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2002: 212.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2002, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years