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Swindon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2003, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (786), and casualties fell from 1,036.

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

Collisions in 2003
681
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
919
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Swindon in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight59988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious788.5%
  • Slight83591%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 681, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (17%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (12%)
  • Friday129 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.3%)
  • February40 (5.9%)
  • March58 (8.5%)
  • April43 (6.3%)
  • May58 (8.5%)
  • June64 (9.4%)
  • July53 (7.8%)
  • August53 (7.8%)
  • September63 (9.3%)
  • October66 (9.7%)
  • November67 (9.8%)
  • December66 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight507 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (68%)
  • Wet or damp205 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph355 (52%)
  • 40 mph129 (19%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph93 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (50%)
  • Roundabout169 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant589 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (11%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20146 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (11%)
  • 26 to 35197 (21%)
  • 36 to 45165 (18%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (67%)
  • Passenger228 (25%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car982 (74%)
  • Motorcycle102 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 102nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2003

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2003, with 83 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2003

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2003: 71, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006718818
2ndA419649805
3rdM4509014
4thB4289324203
5thA4259294212
6thA4311283302
7thA3102192703
8thA4312192502
9thB4534182712
10thA361142103
11thB4019142103
12thA346111302
13thA420101601
14thA436191010
15thB400591402
16thA42894800
17thB41434401
18thB45874502
19thB45533301
20thB40002300

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2003

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2003: 361.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2003

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2003: 196.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years