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Swindon road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2009, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (475), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2009
448
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
589
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Swindon in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7817%
  • Slight36782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight49985%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 448, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 448
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (18%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.5%)
  • February35 (7.8%)
  • March41 (9.2%)
  • April38 (8.5%)
  • May26 (5.8%)
  • June40 (8.9%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September38 (8.5%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December27 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (72%)
  • Wet or damp112 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph242 (54%)
  • 40 mph107 (24%)
  • 50 mph18 (4%)
  • 60 mph35 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (22%)
  • Roundabout71 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20114 (19%)
  • 21 to 2592 (16%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 45113 (19%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (74%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 124th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2009

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2009, with 62 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2009

The A419 and B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2009, with 33 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419335204
2ndB4006334304
3rdA4311283909
4thB4534284114
5thA4259252804
6thB4289252804
7thM4172804
8thA361141902
9thA4312122003
10thA3102111300
11thA346111904
12thA4361111302
13thA428991302
14thB400591015
15thB414391001
16thA42071001
17thB401961301
18thB45534601
19thB41413401
20thB45872200

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2009

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2009: 227.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2009

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2009: 125.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years