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Swindon road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2010, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2009 (448), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 2010
386
Down 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
497
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2010

1.8% of collisions in Swindon in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight43487%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 386, down 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 386
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (10%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.4%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8.8%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May30 (7.8%)
  • June31 (8%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August31 (8%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October38 (9.8%)
  • November35 (9.1%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (69%)
  • Wet or damp98 (25%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph220 (57%)
  • 40 mph91 (24%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (23%)
  • Roundabout69 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (60%)
  • Cyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (65%)
  • Passenger119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 145th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2010

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2010, with 53 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2010

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2010: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006293813
2ndB4289252904
3rdA4311243205
4thA419202923
5thB4534193101
6thA4259182400
7thA3102161901
8thM4162430
9thA420131601
10thA4361111102
11thB401981201
12thA3615600
13thA43125700
14thB41435500
15thB40054400
16thB45534701
17thA3463401
18thB41413302
19thB41922300
20thA3131100

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2010

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2010: 216.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2010

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2010: 93.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years