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Swindon road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2013, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (446), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2013
395
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
521
Down 12% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2013

1.8% of collisions in Swindon in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight33986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight45287%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 395, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 395
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (18%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April37 (9.4%)
  • May35 (8.9%)
  • June24 (6.1%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September27 (6.8%)
  • October51 (13%)
  • November38 (9.6%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph216 (55%)
  • 40 mph88 (22%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph28 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (24%)
  • Roundabout56 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (70%)
  • Passenger99 (19%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (70%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 116th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2013

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2013, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2013

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2013: 49, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006496703
2ndM4253813
3rdA419243725
4thA361182303
5thB4534182303
6thA4259172012
7thB4289161913
8thA4311141702
9thA3102111302
10thA42091000
11thA431291401
12thA34661201
13thA43615601
14thB41415802
15thB41435600
16thB45534900
17thB40003500
18thB40193401
19thA42892201
20thB45872200

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2013

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2013: 197.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2013

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2013: 108.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2013, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years