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Swindon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2016, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2015 (448), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 2016
495
Up 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
641
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2016

0.2% of collisions in Swindon in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight42085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight56188%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 495, up 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 495
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (18%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.3%)
  • February57 (12%)
  • March37 (7.5%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June34 (6.9%)
  • July31 (6.3%)
  • August27 (5.5%)
  • September36 (7.3%)
  • October42 (8.5%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (66%)
  • Wet or damp161 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph280 (57%)
  • 40 mph111 (22%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (22%)
  • Roundabout79 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Cyclist63 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (12%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (18%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5596 (15%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (71%)
  • Passenger126 (20%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (73%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 83rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2016

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2016, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2016

The A419 and B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2016, with 40 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419405102
2ndB4006405408
3rdB4289354404
4thB4534345506
5thA4311222903
6thA3102182201
7thA4312183002
8thA4259162003
9thA4289162002
10thM4142903
11thA361131906
12thA420131400
13thA436191403
14thB45535502
15thB40194400
16thB41434501
17thB41924501
18thA3463300
19thB40003601
20thB40053301

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2016

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2016: 259.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2016

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2016: 152.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years