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Swindon road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2006, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2005 (554), and casualties fell from 737.

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

Collisions in 2006
579
Up 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
732
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Swindon in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight50788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7410%
  • Slight65389%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 579, up 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9%)
  • February60 (10%)
  • March39 (6.7%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May56 (9.7%)
  • June48 (8.3%)
  • July56 (9.7%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September41 (7.1%)
  • October57 (9.8%)
  • November45 (7.8%)
  • December46 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (68%)
  • Wet or damp174 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph291 (50%)
  • 40 mph148 (26%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph65 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (22%)
  • Roundabout128 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (12%)
  • Cyclist71 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20127 (17%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 35154 (21%)
  • 36 to 45120 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (73%)
  • Passenger133 (18%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car839 (74%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 105th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2006

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2006, with 60 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2006

The A419 and B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2006, with 43 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419435107
2ndB4006435203
3rdM4354516
4thB4534273502
5thB4289263002
6thA4259253102
7thA4311253003
8thA361202604
9thA4312172101
10thA3102121202
11thB4005121610
12thA346112502
13thA428991002
14thB401981102
15thA42071201
16thA436171101
17thB41436701
18thB45875601
19thB41413300
20thB41923400

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2006

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2006: 314.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2006

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2006: 135.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years