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Swindon road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2011, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2010 (386), and casualties rose from 497.

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

Collisions in 2011
434
Up 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
573
Up 15% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2011

0.2% of collisions in Swindon in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight36484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight49887%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 434, up 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 434
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (18%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.9%)
  • February23 (5.3%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April40 (9.2%)
  • May29 (6.7%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August39 (9%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October28 (6.5%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (74%)
  • Wet or damp102 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph242 (56%)
  • 40 mph107 (25%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (24%)
  • Roundabout77 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Cyclist69 (12%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (69%)
  • Passenger116 (20%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 117th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2011

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2011, with 48 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2011

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2011: 48, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006486309
2ndB4534355308
3rdB4289283606
4thA4259232902
5thA4311222603
6thM4172812
7thA419162602
8thA3102142202
9thA420111101
10thA4312101600
11thA34681001
12thA3617901
13thA43617800
14thA3136900
15thB400561102
16thA42895501
17thB45534600
18thB40003500
19thB40193601
20thB41923401

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2011

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2011: 226.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2011

SN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2011: 109.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years