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Swindon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2019, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2018 (394), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 2019
391
Down 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
505
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2019

0.3% of collisions in Swindon in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight32483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight43486%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 391, down 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 391
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (10%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June25 (6.4%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded52 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (71%)
  • Wet or damp115 (29%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph226 (58%)
  • 40 mph88 (23%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (23%)
  • Roundabout71 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (60%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (22%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (67%)
  • Passenger111 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 93rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2019

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2019, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2019

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2019: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006344806
2ndA419263705
3rdA4311202504
4thA4289151902
5thB4534152001
6thA4259142000
7thB4289131501
8thA4312122603
9thM4121502
10thA3102101100
11thB41438802
12thA36171102
13thB45877701
14thA42061102
15thA419851201
16thB40055902
17thA43614902
18thA3463500
19thB45533401
20thB40192300

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2019

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2019: 220.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2019

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2019: 121.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years