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Swindon road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2023, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (425), and casualties rose from 522.

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

Collisions in 2023
405
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
544
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Swindon in 2023 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight35187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious549.9%
  • Slight48890%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 405, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 405
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February34 (8.4%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April35 (8.6%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July35 (8.6%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September32 (7.9%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November33 (8.1%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (72%)
  • Wet or damp102 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph232 (57%)
  • 40 mph100 (25%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (55%)
  • Roundabout94 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (10%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (10%)
  • 26 to 35120 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6566 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (70%)
  • Passenger108 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (8%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 70th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2023

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2023, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2023

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2023: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006435216
2ndA4311314707
3rdA4259243201
4thA419193101
5thB4289182402
6thA4198172703
7thA4312172401
8thA3102101100
9thA428991001
10thA42081100
11thB453481202
12thA34661100
13thA3616702
14thB40056901
15thB401961100
16thM461501
17thA4295600
18thB41435600
19thB40004901
20thA43612301

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2023

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2023: 212.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2023

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2023: 112.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years