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Wiltshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,992 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1980, and 2,824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 56 were fatal and 569 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (2,035), and casualties fell from 2,890.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,992
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,824
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
56
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
569
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal562.8%
  • Serious56929%
  • Slight1,36769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal622.2%
  • Serious68524%
  • Slight2,07774%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,992, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday279 (14%)
  • Tuesday273 (14%)
  • Wednesday241 (12%)
  • Thursday293 (15%)
  • Friday318 (16%)
  • Saturday341 (17%)
  • Sunday247 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5999 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59227 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59269 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59339 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59466 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59301 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59251 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January152 (7.6%)
  • February137 (6.9%)
  • March161 (8.1%)
  • April143 (7.2%)
  • May179 (9%)
  • June151 (7.6%)
  • July174 (8.7%)
  • August175 (8.8%)
  • September166 (8.3%)
  • October192 (9.6%)
  • November189 (9.5%)
  • December173 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,375 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting362 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,567 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,248 (63%)
  • Wet or damp667 (33%)
  • Frost or ice66 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph780 (39%)
  • 40 mph118 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph630 (32%)
  • 70 mph459 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,812 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,477 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist676 (24%)
  • Pedestrian240 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist216 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant100 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10105 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15166 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20822 (29%)
  • 21 to 25422 (15%)
  • 26 to 35397 (14%)
  • 36 to 45272 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55217 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65185 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75129 (4.6%)
  • Over 7555 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,764 (62%)
  • Passenger820 (29%)
  • Pedestrian240 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,022 (60%)
  • Motorcycle668 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle223 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes204 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes153 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach43 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.2%)
  • Minibus17 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Wiltshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wiltshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 13th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1980: 118, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36118169632
2ndA361115148328
3rdA4113151033
4thA35088137520
5thA42079100123
6thA3386889117
7thA3456898220
8thA30365105420
9thM46097216
10thA3425579113
11thA3605495212
12thA363486908
13thA304369212
14thA4294263315
15thA3102294417
16thA3652748211
17thA419255526
18thB4041243614
19thB40402229010
20thB30982033012

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1980

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1980: 153.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1980

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1980: 178.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years