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Wiltshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,196 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1984, and 3,091 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 622 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (2,041), and casualties rose from 2,811.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,196
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
3,091
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
63
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
622
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal632.9%
  • Serious62228%
  • Slight1,51169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal712.3%
  • Serious75024%
  • Slight2,27073%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,196, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday319 (15%)
  • Tuesday277 (13%)
  • Wednesday294 (13%)
  • Thursday311 (14%)
  • Friday393 (18%)
  • Saturday344 (16%)
  • Sunday258 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59261 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59281 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59411 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59546 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59310 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59276 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January181 (8.2%)
  • February144 (6.6%)
  • March140 (6.4%)
  • April165 (7.5%)
  • May185 (8.4%)
  • June200 (9.1%)
  • July197 (9%)
  • August199 (9.1%)
  • September208 (9.5%)
  • October193 (8.8%)
  • November199 (9.1%)
  • December185 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,550 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting377 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,731 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds302 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist42 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,391 (63%)
  • Wet or damp729 (33%)
  • Frost or ice64 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph867 (39%)
  • 40 mph114 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,097 (50%)
  • 70 mph116 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,927 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout75 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,674 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist678 (22%)
  • Cyclist257 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian257 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant115 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)74 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1097 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15206 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20848 (27%)
  • 21 to 25472 (15%)
  • 26 to 35462 (15%)
  • 36 to 45318 (10%)
  • 46 to 55253 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 65176 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75120 (3.9%)
  • Over 7573 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,992 (64%)
  • Passenger842 (27%)
  • Pedestrian257 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,447 (62%)
  • Motorcycle663 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle260 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes236 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes220 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle40 (1%)
  • Bus or coach38 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 10th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1984: 139, including 7 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36139206734
2ndA361120146436
3rdA350109156434
4thA4103147125
5thA34590127222
6thM476141314
7thA30371123513
8thA31026793028
9thA3386590320
10thA4206185312
11thA305382313
12thA3605164213
13thA363486009
14thA4294272211
15thA3424065113
16thA3653857112
17thB40413241010
18thB3353243108
19thB4040244826
20thA419234107

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1984

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1984: 208.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1984

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1984: 193.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years