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Wiltshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,035 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1979, and 2,890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 618 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 68,701 collisions in Wiltshire.

Collisions in 1979
2,035
Casualties in 1979
2,890
Fatal collisions
64
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
618
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal643.1%
  • Serious61830%
  • Slight1,35366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal722.5%
  • Serious77227%
  • Slight2,04671%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,035.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (13%)
  • Tuesday252 (12%)
  • Wednesday284 (14%)
  • Thursday292 (14%)
  • Friday367 (18%)
  • Saturday332 (16%)
  • Sunday235 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59248 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59255 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59350 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59512 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59283 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59258 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (7.3%)
  • February127 (6.2%)
  • March148 (7.3%)
  • April142 (7%)
  • May188 (9.2%)
  • June171 (8.4%)
  • July179 (8.8%)
  • August200 (9.8%)
  • September160 (7.9%)
  • October199 (9.8%)
  • November179 (8.8%)
  • December194 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,408 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting348 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,583 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds212 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (3%)
  • Fog or mist52 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds52 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,206 (59%)
  • Wet or damp614 (30%)
  • Frost or ice137 (6.7%)
  • Snow73 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph831 (41%)
  • 40 mph120 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1,083 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,815 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,509 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist618 (21%)
  • Pedestrian286 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist193 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant135 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)77 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10116 (4%)
  • 11 to 15147 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20827 (29%)
  • 21 to 25399 (14%)
  • 26 to 35422 (15%)
  • 36 to 45291 (10%)
  • 46 to 55241 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65213 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75119 (4.1%)
  • Over 7547 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,740 (60%)
  • Passenger864 (30%)
  • Pedestrian286 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,090 (60%)
  • Motorcycle604 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes254 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes204 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach55 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle31 (0.9%)
  • Minibus17 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 11th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1979: 133, including 8 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36133205835
2ndA4109137324
3rdA3086134119
4thA35086118423
5thA36186116225
6thA34585126317
7thA42079104131
8thA33873112220
9thM469126521
10thA3635882315
11thA3605385314
12thA3034883517
13thA31024859111
14thA3424472020
15thA4294162216
16thA3653547214
17thB40402431013
18thB4041182607
19thB3098161817
20thB3353161705

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1979

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1979: 155.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1979

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1979: 183.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years