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Swindon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 2025, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (382), and casualties rose from 474.

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

Collisions in 2025
401
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
511
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 2025

0.2% of collisions in Swindon in 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight33684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight44487%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 401, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 401
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (18%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February31 (7.7%)
  • March39 (9.7%)
  • April22 (5.5%)
  • May35 (8.7%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July28 (7%)
  • August27 (6.7%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October29 (7.2%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (72%)
  • Wet or damp104 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph242 (60%)
  • 40 mph74 (18%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (19%)
  • Roundabout60 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (62%)
  • Cyclist71 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2542 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (16%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (71%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 69th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swindon in 2025

Broadgreen, Swindon, SN1 2BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swindon in 2025, with 46 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 2025

The B4006 had the most collisions in Swindon in 2025: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4006525918
2ndA419243301
3rdA4259182102
4thA4311182802
5thB4289172001
6thA4361122102
7thA4312111200
8thA3102101102
9thA4198101202
10thA36191201
11thM491200
12thB414371001
13thB45347801
14thA4206900
15thA3465500
16thA42895601
17thB401951100
18thB40003401
19thB40053400
20thB41922200

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 2025

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 2025: 216.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 2025

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 2025: 122.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years