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Swindon road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2005, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2004 (676), and casualties fell from 951.

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

Collisions in 2005
554
Down 18% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
737
Down 23% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2005

0.9% of collisions in Swindon in 2005 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious529.4%
  • Slight49790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious598%
  • Slight67391%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 554, down 18% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February53 (9.6%)
  • March36 (6.5%)
  • April41 (7.4%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June42 (7.6%)
  • July45 (8.1%)
  • August41 (7.4%)
  • September48 (8.7%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December38 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (67%)
  • Wet or damp173 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph288 (52%)
  • 40 mph120 (22%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph43 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (54%)
  • Roundabout134 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (13%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20137 (19%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35130 (18%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (64%)
  • Passenger177 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (72%)
  • Motorcycle94 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 119th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2005

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2005, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2005

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2005: 56, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006567105
2ndA419446612
3rdB4289343503
4thM4345013
5thB4534202801
6thA3102183211
7thA4259172301
8thA4311151901
9thA361142002
10thA4312121402
11thA4361121502
12thA420111902
13thA4289101401
14thB401991101
15thB40057800
16thA34661100
17thB41435800
18thB45534500
19thB45874600
20thB41922200

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2005

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2005: 276.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2005

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2005: 133.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years