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Wiltshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,746 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1998, and 2,587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 256 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (1,799), and casualties fell from 2,690.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,746
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
2,587
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
36
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
256
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.1%
  • Serious25615%
  • Slight1,45483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.4%
  • Serious32513%
  • Slight2,22586%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,746, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday230 (13%)
  • Tuesday266 (15%)
  • Wednesday252 (14%)
  • Thursday266 (15%)
  • Friday288 (16%)
  • Saturday250 (14%)
  • Sunday194 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59252 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59341 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59410 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59254 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (7%)
  • February116 (6.6%)
  • March127 (7.3%)
  • April135 (7.7%)
  • May140 (8%)
  • June170 (9.7%)
  • July145 (8.3%)
  • August147 (8.4%)
  • September165 (9.5%)
  • October134 (7.7%)
  • November178 (10%)
  • December167 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,326 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting232 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,212 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds283 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded158 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,010 (58%)
  • Wet or damp660 (38%)
  • Frost or ice64 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph578 (33%)
  • 40 mph120 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph40 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph885 (51%)
  • 70 mph122 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,420 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout135 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,819 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian183 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist142 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant118 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1076 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15147 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20392 (15%)
  • 21 to 25351 (14%)
  • 26 to 35578 (22%)
  • 36 to 45352 (14%)
  • 46 to 55291 (11%)
  • 56 to 65163 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75119 (4.6%)
  • Over 7565 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,674 (65%)
  • Passenger730 (28%)
  • Pedestrian183 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,486 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes239 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle217 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes192 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle45 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 16th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1998: 122, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350122187416
2ndA3695145113
3rdM48511919
4thA478118211
5thA30377148412
6thA34574116215
7thA31026896114
8thA3616499211
9thA338599038
10thA360538618
11thA3425181210
12thA30477327
13thA363334503
14thA420274001
15thA429273613
16thB4069223613
17thA346202505
18thB3098152711
19thA365142102
20thB4040142602

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1998

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1998: 123.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1998

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1998: 162.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years