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Wiltshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,714 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 1999, and 2,540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 262 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (1,746), and casualties fell from 2,587.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,714
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,540
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
36
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
262
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 1999

2.1% of collisions in Wiltshire in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.1%
  • Serious26215%
  • Slight1,41683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal421.7%
  • Serious32013%
  • Slight2,17886%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,714, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (15%)
  • Tuesday258 (15%)
  • Wednesday245 (14%)
  • Thursday249 (15%)
  • Friday308 (18%)
  • Saturday229 (13%)
  • Sunday175 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59258 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59263 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59319 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59435 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59243 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (8%)
  • February108 (6.3%)
  • March140 (8.2%)
  • April130 (7.6%)
  • May137 (8%)
  • June164 (9.6%)
  • July135 (7.9%)
  • August155 (9%)
  • September172 (10%)
  • October151 (8.8%)
  • November132 (7.7%)
  • December153 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,333 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting225 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,244 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds318 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded73 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,004 (59%)
  • Wet or damp614 (36%)
  • Frost or ice68 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.6%)
  • Snow9 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.4%)
  • Mud3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph594 (35%)
  • 40 mph114 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph39 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph852 (50%)
  • 70 mph114 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,457 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout78 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,818 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian176 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist129 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant102 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2%)
  • 6 to 10108 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15139 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20358 (14%)
  • 21 to 25293 (12%)
  • 26 to 35523 (21%)
  • 36 to 45411 (16%)
  • 46 to 55270 (11%)
  • 56 to 65155 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75143 (5.6%)
  • Over 7576 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,643 (65%)
  • Passenger721 (28%)
  • Pedestrian176 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,495 (75%)
  • Motorcycle206 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes193 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes181 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (4%)
  • Other vehicle51 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 15th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 1999: 99, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35099152118
2ndA491117213
3rdA3037614437
4thM476134210
5thA3457511906
6thA3675133514
7thA3102639629
8thA3386294212
9thA3605483012
10thA30458116
11thA361456607
12thA3424150010
13thA363284512
14thA420264002
15thA429223611
16thB4040213714
17thA354162411
18thA365162703
19thB4042161904
20thA346153816

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 1999

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 1999: 112.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 1999

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 1999: 145.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years