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Swindon road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2007, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (579), and casualties rose from 732.

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

Collisions in 2007
555
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
737
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Swindon in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight48587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious689.2%
  • Slight66090%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 555, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (17%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (11%)
  • February40 (7.2%)
  • March48 (8.6%)
  • April39 (7%)
  • May40 (7.2%)
  • June40 (7.2%)
  • July45 (8.1%)
  • August46 (8.3%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October51 (9.2%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December50 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (71%)
  • Wet or damp157 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph289 (52%)
  • 40 mph141 (25%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph49 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph49 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (52%)
  • Roundabout126 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (14%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20123 (17%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (18%)
  • 36 to 45147 (20%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (66%)
  • Passenger164 (22%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (69%)
  • Motorcycle98 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 106th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2007

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2007, with 81 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2007

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2007: 58, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006587608
2ndA419385501
3rdB4289374514
4thA4311344806
5thM4284523
6thA4259273814
7thB4534202714
8thA361151711
9thA4312141702
10thB4019132501
11thA3102111100
12thA4361111602
13thB4005101202
14thA42091401
15thA34671202
16thA42895501
17thB41433310
18thB41923600
19thB45533300
20thB45872200

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2007

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2007: 300.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2007

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2007: 156.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2007, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years