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Swindon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2008, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (555), and casualties fell from 737.

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

Collisions in 2008
475
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
617
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Swindon in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight41287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight54488%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 475, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 475
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February50 (11%)
  • March23 (4.8%)
  • April36 (7.6%)
  • May46 (9.7%)
  • June41 (8.6%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August29 (6.1%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (69%)
  • Wet or damp138 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (53%)
  • 40 mph125 (26%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph44 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (23%)
  • Roundabout81 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (14%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20134 (22%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (68%)
  • Passenger135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (71%)
  • Motorcycle89 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 124th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2008

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2008, with 63 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2008

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2008: 40, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006405022
2ndB4289324114
3rdA419283602
4thA4259263716
5thA4311263202
6thB4534243203
7thM4172001
8thA3102141803
9thA361141401
10thA4312131901
11thB4019132003
12thA436191502
13thB414391100
14thB400581313
15thB45538901
16thA4207900
17thA3466701
18thB40004701
19thA42893411
20thA3132200

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2008

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2008: 259.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2008

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2008: 127.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years