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Wiltshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,667 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2000, and 2,513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 282 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (1,714), and casualties fell from 2,540.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,667
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,513
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
29
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
282
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.7%
  • Serious28217%
  • Slight1,35681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal311.2%
  • Serious34314%
  • Slight2,13985%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,667, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday226 (14%)
  • Tuesday242 (15%)
  • Wednesday257 (15%)
  • Thursday248 (15%)
  • Friday272 (16%)
  • Saturday221 (13%)
  • Sunday201 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59255 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59252 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59401 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59274 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January153 (9.2%)
  • February142 (8.5%)
  • March95 (5.7%)
  • April120 (7.2%)
  • May132 (7.9%)
  • June122 (7.3%)
  • July140 (8.4%)
  • August132 (7.9%)
  • September143 (8.6%)
  • October159 (9.5%)
  • November178 (11%)
  • December151 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,224 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting266 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,245 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds312 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry883 (53%)
  • Wet or damp700 (42%)
  • Frost or ice38 (2.3%)
  • Mud20 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph496 (30%)
  • 40 mph117 (7%)
  • 50 mph55 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph839 (50%)
  • 70 mph142 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,356 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (11%)
  • Roundabout103 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,847 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian154 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist104 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant88 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1094 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15111 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20427 (17%)
  • 21 to 25293 (12%)
  • 26 to 35536 (21%)
  • 36 to 45381 (15%)
  • 46 to 55272 (11%)
  • 56 to 65168 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75106 (4.2%)
  • Over 7573 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,600 (64%)
  • Passenger759 (30%)
  • Pedestrian154 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,419 (75%)
  • Motorcycle220 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes194 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes168 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle24 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 16th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2000

The M4 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2000: 110, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM411019717
2ndA3688136114
3rdA35085136220
4thA480112310
5thA30376125114
6thA34566103113
7thA3102639118
8thA3384794213
9thA3604373110
10thA30427109
11thA361416026
12thA342366006
13thA346254612
14thA420253602
15thB4040253616
16thB4069253004
17thA363223204
18thA429183001
19thA354152403
20thA366152100

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2000

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2000: 105.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2000

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2000: 167.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years