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Wiltshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,469 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2005, and 2,122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (1,563), and casualties fell from 2,265.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,469
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,122
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
31
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.1%
  • Serious20614%
  • Slight1,23284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.6%
  • Serious26312%
  • Slight1,82686%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,469, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (15%)
  • Tuesday220 (15%)
  • Wednesday223 (15%)
  • Thursday226 (15%)
  • Friday227 (15%)
  • Saturday187 (13%)
  • Sunday162 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59222 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59241 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59342 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (8.2%)
  • February121 (8.2%)
  • March113 (7.7%)
  • April126 (8.6%)
  • May126 (8.6%)
  • June131 (8.9%)
  • July120 (8.2%)
  • August120 (8.2%)
  • September117 (8%)
  • October124 (8.4%)
  • November118 (8%)
  • December133 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,095 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting213 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,152 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1%)
  • Other28 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry889 (61%)
  • Wet or damp527 (36%)
  • Frost or ice43 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph465 (32%)
  • 40 mph141 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph61 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph658 (45%)
  • 70 mph119 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,203 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout97 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,578 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (8%)
  • Pedestrian134 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist87 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1046 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1578 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20371 (17%)
  • 21 to 25263 (12%)
  • 26 to 35395 (19%)
  • 36 to 45350 (16%)
  • 46 to 55248 (12%)
  • 56 to 65164 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7597 (4.6%)
  • Over 7577 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,474 (69%)
  • Passenger514 (24%)
  • Pedestrian134 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,177 (77%)
  • Motorcycle173 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes134 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wiltshire ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 14th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2005

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2005, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2005: 86, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35086139212
2ndA48511929
3rdM47610415
4thA3670119112
5thA303639539
6thA3102527908
7thA345507208
8thA361467108
9thA342456524
10thA338425919
11thA360364136
12thA30334708
13thA363284611
14thB4069212713
15thA420202703
16thA346193323
17thB4042192702
18thA429152322
19thB4553141703
20thA419131801

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2005

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2005: 94.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2005

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2005: 145.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years