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Wiltshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,627 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1991, and 2,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 381 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (1,808), and casualties fell from 2,696.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,627
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
2,398
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
40
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
381
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal402.5%
  • Serious38123%
  • Slight1,20674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal502.1%
  • Serious45019%
  • Slight1,89879%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,627, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday236 (15%)
  • Tuesday226 (14%)
  • Wednesday226 (14%)
  • Thursday238 (15%)
  • Friday269 (17%)
  • Saturday257 (16%)
  • Sunday175 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59245 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59265 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59290 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59385 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59248 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January149 (9.2%)
  • February91 (5.6%)
  • March127 (7.8%)
  • April110 (6.8%)
  • May118 (7.3%)
  • June157 (9.6%)
  • July177 (11%)
  • August144 (8.9%)
  • September149 (9.2%)
  • October145 (8.9%)
  • November154 (9.5%)
  • December106 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,218 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting225 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,228 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds234 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist53 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,026 (63%)
  • Wet or damp535 (33%)
  • Frost or ice59 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph501 (31%)
  • 40 mph115 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (1%)
  • 60 mph933 (57%)
  • 70 mph61 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,340 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (10%)
  • Roundabout80 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,587 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (10%)
  • Pedestrian190 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist140 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant137 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)61 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1080 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15123 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20483 (20%)
  • 21 to 25361 (15%)
  • 26 to 35449 (19%)
  • 36 to 45311 (13%)
  • 46 to 55209 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65152 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7591 (3.8%)
  • Over 7575 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,477 (62%)
  • Passenger731 (30%)
  • Pedestrian190 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,128 (69%)
  • Motorcycle262 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes229 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes198 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle49 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 16th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
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 1991

The A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1991: 125, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36125191318
2ndA35099145321
3rdA30377145220
4thA34577117223
5thA472106319
6thA3616495214
7thM46110238
8thA31025671017
9thA338477436
10thA360467327
11thA30445916
12thA3423864212
13thA363293816
14thA429284619
15thA365212915
16thA420163125
17thB4069162016
18thB4042151801
19thB3109141604
20thB3107131803

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1991

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1991: 149.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1991

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1991: 125.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1991, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years