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Swindon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2012, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2011 (434), and casualties rose from 573.

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

Collisions in 2012
446
Up 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
590
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Swindon in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight37785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight51587%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 446, up 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 446
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (19%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February45 (10%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August26 (5.8%)
  • September41 (9.2%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December34 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (70%)
  • Wet or damp125 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph276 (62%)
  • 40 mph107 (24%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (22%)
  • Roundabout74 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (55%)
  • Cyclist80 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (21%)
  • 36 to 4585 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (68%)
  • Passenger128 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 100th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2012

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2012, with 58 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2012

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2012: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006405516
2ndB4534325106
3rdB4289293302
4thA4259242902
5thA4311223001
6thA419183101
7thA4361142002
8thM4142612
9thA4312132000
10thA420121901
11thA361111502
12thA3102101101
13thA42898803
14thB45877800
15thA34661301
16thB45536901
17thB41415612
18thB40194400
19thB41434500
20thB41924400

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2012

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2012: 243.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2012

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2012: 110.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years