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Swindon road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2024, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (405), and casualties fell from 544.

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

Collisions in 2024
382
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
474
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2024

0.8% of collisions in Swindon in 2024 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious379.7%
  • Slight34290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious428.9%
  • Slight42991%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 382, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 382
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.2%)
  • February19 (5%)
  • March40 (10%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June25 (6.5%)
  • July37 (9.7%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September24 (6.3%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November28 (7.3%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (71%)
  • Wet or damp103 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph223 (58%)
  • 40 mph70 (18%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (20%)
  • Roundabout49 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (56%)
  • Cyclist62 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (73%)
  • Passenger72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (71%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 74th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2024

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2024, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2024

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2024: 48, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006486006
2ndA4311222404
3rdA419202500
4thA4259172403
5thA4198131900
6thB4289131401
7thM4132120
8thA36191200
9thA34681101
10thA42081101
11thA43128901
12thB45348901
13thA31026702
14thA42896601
15thB45084400
16thB45534400
17thA43613701
18thB40053400
19thB41433300
20thA4291100

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2024

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2024: 212.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2024

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2024: 105.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years