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Swindon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2017, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2016 (495), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2017
386
Down 22% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
507
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Swindon in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight32985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44588%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 386, down 22% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 386
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.6%)
  • February39 (10%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April34 (8.8%)
  • May24 (6.2%)
  • June25 (6.5%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October29 (7.5%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (72%)
  • Wet or damp100 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph188 (49%)
  • 40 mph112 (29%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph44 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (25%)
  • Roundabout77 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (56%)
  • Cyclist71 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (23%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (71%)
  • Passenger90 (18%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 106th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2017

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2017, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2017

The A419 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2017: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419305205
2ndB4006283411
3rdA4312263307
4thB4289222601
5thB4534172702
6thA4259151702
7thM4142403
8thA4198132011
9thA3102121301
10thA4311121500
11thA34691103
12thA428991111
13thA36181003
14thB41438901
15thB400571001
16thA43616801
17thA4205600
18thB40194400
19thA3133301
20thB45533301

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2017

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2017: 191.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2017

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2017: 120.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years