Skip to main content
CrashStats

Swindon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2018, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (386), and casualties fell from 507.

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

Collisions in 2018
394
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
488
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Swindon in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight42186%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 394, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 394
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (18%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.4%)
  • February39 (9.9%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April19 (4.8%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July39 (9.9%)
  • August27 (6.9%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October29 (7.4%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December37 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (75%)
  • Wet or damp86 (22%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph216 (55%)
  • 40 mph89 (23%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (54%)
  • Roundabout89 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (16%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (71%)
  • Passenger84 (17%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 97th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2018

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2018, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2018

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2018: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006395706
2ndA419243322
3rdB4289232502
4thA4259212401
5thA4311182113
6thA3102162011
7thA361162403
8thA4312121502
9thB4534121412
10thM4122001
11thA4361111901
12thA42081100
13thA42897701
14thB400561101
15thB45534401
16thB40193300
17thA41982200
18thB40002200
19thB41432200
20thB45872400

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2018

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2018: 219.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2018

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2018: 125.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2018, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years