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Swindon road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2004, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (681), and casualties rose from 919.

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

Collisions in 2004
676
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
951
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Swindon in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious6910%
  • Slight60289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious757.9%
  • Slight87192%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 676, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.9%)
  • February41 (6.1%)
  • March61 (9%)
  • April59 (8.7%)
  • May54 (8%)
  • June57 (8.4%)
  • July65 (9.6%)
  • August52 (7.7%)
  • September41 (6.1%)
  • October54 (8%)
  • November65 (9.6%)
  • December67 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight485 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (66%)
  • Wet or damp224 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph326 (48%)
  • 40 mph172 (25%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph82 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (24%)
  • Roundabout150 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (11%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist67 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20169 (18%)
  • 21 to 25117 (12%)
  • 26 to 35184 (19%)
  • 36 to 45164 (17%)
  • 46 to 5597 (10%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (59%)
  • Passenger300 (32%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car965 (74%)
  • Motorcycle107 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 102nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2004

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2004, with 93 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2004

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2004: 51, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006516905
2ndA419507811
3rdA4259465612
4thA4311395105
5thM4398708
6thA3102243702
7thB4289243202
8thA361232903
9thA4312182303
10thA4361182613
11thA420142002
12thB4019122501
13thB4534111401
14thB4005101701
15thA34671801
16thB41416600
17thB41434501
18thA42893400
19thB45873400
20thA3132400

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2004

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2004: 349.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2004

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2004: 179.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years