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Wiltshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,682 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2001, and 2,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (1,667), and casualties fell from 2,513.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,682
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,501
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
41
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2001

2.4% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412.4%
  • Serious23914%
  • Slight1,40283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal492%
  • Serious29812%
  • Slight2,15486%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,682, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday239 (14%)
  • Tuesday246 (15%)
  • Wednesday259 (15%)
  • Thursday236 (14%)
  • Friday278 (17%)
  • Saturday240 (14%)
  • Sunday184 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59262 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59277 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59299 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59374 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59253 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (7.7%)
  • February107 (6.4%)
  • March118 (7%)
  • April129 (7.7%)
  • May142 (8.4%)
  • June161 (9.6%)
  • July148 (8.8%)
  • August146 (8.7%)
  • September130 (7.7%)
  • October152 (9%)
  • November160 (9.5%)
  • December160 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,283 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting222 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,393 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds217 (13%)
  • Fog or mist41 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,005 (60%)
  • Wet or damp563 (33%)
  • Frost or ice85 (5.1%)
  • Mud9 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph526 (31%)
  • 40 mph149 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph74 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph759 (45%)
  • 70 mph148 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,339 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (12%)
  • Roundabout117 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,813 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian180 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist101 (4%)
  • Van occupant78 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (2%)
  • 6 to 1068 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15129 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20360 (14%)
  • 21 to 25302 (12%)
  • 26 to 35538 (22%)
  • 36 to 45400 (16%)
  • 46 to 55296 (12%)
  • 56 to 65186 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7590 (3.6%)
  • Over 7579 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,621 (65%)
  • Passenger700 (28%)
  • Pedestrian180 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,481 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes205 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle202 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes148 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wiltshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wiltshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 15th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2001

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2001, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2001: 130, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350130190213
2ndA36108162315
3rdM49816956
4thA483125316
5thA30367133215
6thA361678939
7thA3102669739
8thA34559102011
9thA338558326
10thA342486709
11thA360335224
12thA30293903
13thA363273916
14thA420273023
15thB4040243612
16thA346224301
17thA429202804
18thA365162112
19thA419142410
20thB4069141910

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2001

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2001: 112.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2001

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2001: 179.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2001, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years