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Swindon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2022, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (409), and casualties rose from 509.

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

Collisions in 2022
425
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
522
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Swindon in 2022 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious429.9%
  • Slight37889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious448.4%
  • Slight47290%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 425, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 425
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.3%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March39 (9.2%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May29 (6.8%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August32 (7.5%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October40 (9.4%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December25 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded46 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (77%)
  • Wet or damp87 (20%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph241 (57%)
  • 40 mph91 (21%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (59%)
  • Roundabout104 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (58%)
  • Cyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (15%)
  • 56 to 6552 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7525 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (71%)
  • Passenger90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 68th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2022

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2022, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2022

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2022: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006464904
2ndA4311263202
3rdA419192622
4thA4259192200
5thA4198162802
6thA3102151701
7thB4289151700
8thM4141902
9thA361111401
10thA346101700
11thA4289101701
12thA4209900
13thA43127911
14thA4296700
15thB45346701
16thB45536700
17thB41435902
18thB40194601
19thA43613400
20thB45083600

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2022

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2022: 232.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2022

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2022: 121.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years