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Wiltshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,808 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1990, and 2,696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 434 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1989 (1,943), and casualties fell from 2,816.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,808
Down 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,696
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
54
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
434
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1990

3% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal543%
  • Serious43424%
  • Slight1,32073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal632.3%
  • Serious54420%
  • Slight2,08977%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,808, down 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday246 (14%)
  • Tuesday252 (14%)
  • Wednesday258 (14%)
  • Thursday270 (15%)
  • Friday299 (17%)
  • Saturday254 (14%)
  • Sunday229 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59231 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59304 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59410 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59305 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59187 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January144 (8%)
  • February143 (7.9%)
  • March158 (8.7%)
  • April149 (8.2%)
  • May148 (8.2%)
  • June149 (8.2%)
  • July172 (9.5%)
  • August154 (8.5%)
  • September170 (9.4%)
  • October155 (8.6%)
  • November126 (7%)
  • December140 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,293 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting324 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,418 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds228 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist42 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,196 (66%)
  • Wet or damp559 (31%)
  • Frost or ice32 (1.8%)
  • Snow12 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph559 (31%)
  • 40 mph102 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1,015 (56%)
  • 70 mph121 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,522 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout79 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,767 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist319 (12%)
  • Pedestrian233 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist151 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant140 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1073 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15134 (5%)
  • 16 to 20626 (23%)
  • 21 to 25425 (16%)
  • 26 to 35436 (16%)
  • 36 to 45365 (14%)
  • 46 to 55236 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65154 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75104 (3.9%)
  • Over 7597 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,659 (62%)
  • Passenger804 (30%)
  • Pedestrian233 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,323 (71%)
  • Motorcycle317 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes216 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes198 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle158 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle50 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 16th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1990: 122, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350122190527
2ndA36101178924
3rdA310287133120
4thA483131320
5thM475133212
6thA30373137117
7thA3456692315
8thA33862105621
9thA3606088115
10thA3615057217
11thA30487116
12thA3424678011
13thA429295839
14thA363284109
15thB4040284917
16thA365274106
17thA420253925
18thB4042202814
19thA346173002
20thB4069172114

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1990

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1990: 139.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1990

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1990: 164.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years