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Swindon road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2014, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2013 (395), and casualties rose from 521.

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

Collisions in 2014
418
Up 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
550
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Swindon in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight35585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight48187%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 418, up 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 418
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April33 (7.9%)
  • May31 (7.4%)
  • June41 (9.8%)
  • July26 (6.2%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December33 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (71%)
  • Wet or damp114 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph243 (58%)
  • 40 mph82 (20%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph51 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (25%)
  • Roundabout72 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Cyclist69 (13%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (70%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (68%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swindon ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 117th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2014

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2014, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2014

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2014: 40, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006405109
2ndA419365505
3rdB4289304105
4thB4534244114
5thA4311202603
6thM4192903
7thA4259162001
8thA361131901
9thB4005121401
10thA3102111702
11thA420112000
12thA34681201
13thA43127902
14thA436171100
15thA42896700
16thB45536801
17thB45875501
18thB40194402
19thB41434500
20thA3133400

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2014

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2014: 201.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2014

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2014: 119.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2014, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Swindon road accidents in other years