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Swindon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2021, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 2020 (291), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2021
409
Up 41% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
509
Up 39% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Swindon in 2021 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight45389%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 409, up 41% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 409
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February14 (3.4%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April19 (4.6%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June35 (8.6%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December40 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded33 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (75%)
  • Wet or damp99 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph231 (56%)
  • 40 mph88 (22%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (55%)
  • Roundabout93 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (54%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)
  • Cyclist66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (12%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (66%)
  • Passenger96 (19%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 69th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2021

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2021, with 49 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2021

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2021: 48, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006485714
2ndA419213603
3rdB4289192804
4thA4259182904
5thA3102162001
6thA4198131302
7thA4311131802
8thM4132010
9thA4312121501
10thA361101301
11thB45538810
12thA4206800
13thA42896700
14thA43616701
15thB45345502
16thA3464401
17thB40054401
18thA4293301
19thB40193411
20thB45873401

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2021

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2021: 234.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2021

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2021: 112.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years