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Wiltshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,711 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1994, and 2,535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 325 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1993 (1,637), and casualties rose from 2,468.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,711
Up 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
2,535
Up 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
45
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
325
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1994

2.6% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.6%
  • Serious32519%
  • Slight1,34178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal542.1%
  • Serious40616%
  • Slight2,07582%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,711, up 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday237 (14%)
  • Tuesday239 (14%)
  • Wednesday255 (15%)
  • Thursday268 (16%)
  • Friday302 (18%)
  • Saturday233 (14%)
  • Sunday177 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59264 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59306 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59393 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59258 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (7.5%)
  • February142 (8.3%)
  • March135 (7.9%)
  • April122 (7.1%)
  • May137 (8%)
  • June162 (9.5%)
  • July148 (8.6%)
  • August141 (8.2%)
  • September126 (7.4%)
  • October162 (9.5%)
  • November144 (8.4%)
  • December164 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,270 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting272 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,263 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (17%)
  • Fog or mist55 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,015 (59%)
  • Wet or damp626 (37%)
  • Frost or ice51 (3%)
  • Snow13 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph567 (33%)
  • 40 mph119 (7%)
  • 50 mph44 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph875 (51%)
  • 70 mph106 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,402 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout109 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,793 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian184 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist172 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant96 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10101 (4%)
  • 11 to 15119 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20404 (16%)
  • 21 to 25383 (15%)
  • 26 to 35504 (20%)
  • 36 to 45334 (13%)
  • 46 to 55266 (10%)
  • 56 to 65157 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75129 (5.1%)
  • Over 7577 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,647 (65%)
  • Passenger704 (28%)
  • Pedestrian184 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,454 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes221 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle198 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes189 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle52 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 15th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A350 and A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1994, with 113 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350113175524
2ndA36113166223
3rdA30389153714
4thA480122515
5thA345639528
6thM463112214
7thA338529019
8thA360518008
9thA31025073011
10thA361507219
11thA304984011
12thA3424683513
13thA420273404
14thA429233205
15thA363213105
16thA365202412
17thB4040182707
18thA346172504
19thA419162513
20thB3109162102

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1994

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1994: 139.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1994

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1994: 160.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years