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Wiltshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,062 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1986, and 2,928 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 478 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (2,019), and casualties rose from 2,906.

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

Collisions in 1986
2,062
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,928
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
52
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
478
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal522.5%
  • Serious47823%
  • Slight1,53274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal602%
  • Serious58520%
  • Slight2,28378%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 2,062, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday296 (14%)
  • Tuesday276 (13%)
  • Wednesday255 (12%)
  • Thursday308 (15%)
  • Friday365 (18%)
  • Saturday315 (15%)
  • Sunday247 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59106 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59268 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59361 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59474 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59294 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59237 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January194 (9.4%)
  • February121 (5.9%)
  • March164 (8%)
  • April138 (6.7%)
  • May155 (7.5%)
  • June189 (9.2%)
  • July186 (9%)
  • August169 (8.2%)
  • September176 (8.5%)
  • October178 (8.6%)
  • November209 (10%)
  • December183 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,410 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting385 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,525 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds321 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds86 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist48 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,215 (59%)
  • Wet or damp746 (36%)
  • Frost or ice76 (3.7%)
  • Snow19 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph747 (36%)
  • 40 mph125 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,080 (52%)
  • 70 mph108 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,819 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout63 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,824 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist521 (18%)
  • Pedestrian205 (7%)
  • Cyclist172 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant122 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1077 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 15147 (5%)
  • 16 to 20805 (27%)
  • 21 to 25483 (16%)
  • 26 to 35441 (15%)
  • 36 to 45329 (11%)
  • 46 to 55234 (8%)
  • 56 to 65197 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7598 (3.3%)
  • Over 7564 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,863 (64%)
  • Passenger860 (29%)
  • Pedestrian205 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,495 (67%)
  • Motorcycle511 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes241 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes209 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle179 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach42 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 11th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1986: 128, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350128200431
2ndA36117186428
3rdA496127121
4thA36187130314
5thA30382159523
6thA310279105022
7thA3387498418
8thM472115021
9thA34570102315
10thA3605085217
11thA3424971112
12thA363435115
13thA30395809
14thA429396109
15thA420375429
16thB4040334526
17thA365233517
18thA419223503
19thB3107192205
20thB4042192503

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1986

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1986: 178.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1986

BA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1986: 178.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years