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Wiltshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 68,701 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025, and 98,576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,716 were fatal and 14,125 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1,027 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (880), and casualties rose from 1,180 to 1,463.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
68,701
15th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98,576
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,716
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
1,027
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity in Wiltshire

2.5% of collisions in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,7162.5%
  • Serious14,12521%
  • Slight52,86077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,9181.9%
  • Serious17,20617%
  • Slight79,45281%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. In 2025 there were 1,027, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0271,463
20248801,180
20239481,340
20229551,275
20218451,096
2020670867
20199421,275
20188921,198
20179341,313
20161,0981,506
20151,1361,523
20141,1561,607
20131,0821,474
20129991,391
20119791,356
20108931,273
20099371,339
20081,0791,593
20071,1611,630
20061,3291,948
20051,4692,122
20041,5632,265
20031,5532,272
20021,5662,255
20011,6822,501
20001,6672,513
19991,7142,540
19981,7462,587
19971,7992,690
19961,6772,470
19951,6862,475
19941,7112,535
19931,6372,468
19921,5732,360
19911,6272,398
19901,8082,696
19891,9432,816
19881,8492,733
19871,8632,688
19862,0622,928
19852,0192,906
19842,1963,091
19832,0412,811
19822,1823,126
19812,0992,969
19801,9922,824
19792,0352,890

When and where crashes happen in Wiltshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9,746 (14%)
  • Tuesday9,609 (14%)
  • Wednesday9,731 (14%)
  • Thursday10,180 (15%)
  • Friday11,679 (17%)
  • Saturday9,782 (14%)
  • Sunday7,974 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,492 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,375 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599,688 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910,439 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912,259 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916,307 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910,122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,019 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5,450 (7.9%)
  • February4,829 (7%)
  • March5,192 (7.6%)
  • April5,085 (7.4%)
  • May5,677 (8.3%)
  • June5,958 (8.7%)
  • July6,146 (8.9%)
  • August5,885 (8.6%)
  • September6,077 (8.8%)
  • October6,277 (9.1%)
  • November6,227 (9.1%)
  • December5,898 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50,099 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10,597 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,258 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit439 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown308 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds53,345 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds9,452 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1,515 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1,368 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1,354 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds381 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds145 (0.2%)
  • Other326 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded815 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry43,037 (63%)
  • Wet or damp22,743 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2,087 (3%)
  • Snow443 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep300 (0.4%)
  • Mud52 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel29 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph588 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph24,081 (35%)
  • 40 mph4,982 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph2,262 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph31,032 (45%)
  • 70 mph5,756 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57,681 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway5,720 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout3,683 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1,572 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64,652 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist12,341 (13%)
  • Pedestrian7,737 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist6,039 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant3,977 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,757 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant878 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant444 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant390 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant214 (0.2%)
  • Other136 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,866 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102,957 (3%)
  • 11 to 154,791 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2019,086 (19%)
  • 21 to 2513,440 (14%)
  • 26 to 3517,611 (18%)
  • 36 to 4513,164 (13%)
  • 46 to 5510,273 (10%)
  • 56 to 657,342 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 754,671 (4.7%)
  • Over 753,291 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded84 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider64,338 (65%)
  • Passenger26,501 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7,737 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car90,399 (71%)
  • Motorcycle12,281 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8,031 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6,665 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6,222 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle1,265 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1,222 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car433 (0.3%)
  • Minibus426 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle279 (0.2%)
  • Other169 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wiltshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wiltshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wiltshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 15th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
12thBuckinghamshire72,942100,4751,41713,125
13thSheffield71,90693,68889612,412
14thSomerset70,09298,0271,77413,841
15thWiltshire (this area)68,70198,5761,71614,125
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789
17thSouthwark62,64872,3654249,594
18thCroydon62,40276,0464879,462

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire, with 690 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,063, including 113 fatal and 793 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3504,0636,125113793
2ndA364,0476,214161812
3rdA43,2544,54195660
4thA3032,8885,043156632
5thM42,7824,65295459
6thA3612,5783,51876503
7thA3452,5343,79057529
8thA31022,2773,24047463
9thA3382,2753,46671482
10thA3601,8232,74362368
11thA301,6692,56541321
12thA3421,5742,35234353
13thA3631,2991,72713233
14thA4201,2531,70625274
15thA4299791,50532216
16thA3657861,14919179
17thB40407211,07518181
18thA3466861,13823132
19thA41959194428110
20thB310954483316122

Towns in Wiltshire

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,141.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,903.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wiltshire, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity