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Swindon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2015, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (418), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 2015
448
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
593
Up 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Swindon in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight38185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight51988%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 448, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 448
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.4%)
  • February48 (11%)
  • March16 (3.6%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June34 (7.6%)
  • July41 (9.2%)
  • August37 (8.3%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (69%)
  • Wet or damp132 (29%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph260 (58%)
  • 40 mph97 (22%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph47 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (23%)
  • Roundabout72 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (59%)
  • Cyclist78 (13%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 45106 (18%)
  • 46 to 5582 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (70%)
  • Passenger119 (20%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 92nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2015

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2015, with 51 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2015

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2015: 48, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006485916
2ndA419303904
3rdA4311304005
4thB4534274603
5thB4289243103
6thM4193714
7thA4259172002
8thA3102142001
9thA361141810
10thA4312131802
11thB4019101201
12thA4207800
13thA42897801
14thB40056711
15thA3465700
16thA43615500
17thB458751001
18thB45534600
19thB41432200
20thB41922301

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2015

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2015: 238.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2015

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2015: 129.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2015, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Swindon road accidents in other years