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Wiltshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,329 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2006, and 1,948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (1,469), and casualties fell from 2,122.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,329
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,948
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
33
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2006

2.5% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.5%
  • Serious23217%
  • Slight1,06480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal361.8%
  • Serious31516%
  • Slight1,59782%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,329, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (14%)
  • Tuesday171 (13%)
  • Wednesday188 (14%)
  • Thursday236 (18%)
  • Friday222 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (14%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.2%)
  • February104 (7.8%)
  • March116 (8.7%)
  • April103 (7.8%)
  • May114 (8.6%)
  • June126 (9.5%)
  • July116 (8.7%)
  • August121 (9.1%)
  • September116 (8.7%)
  • October103 (7.8%)
  • November102 (7.7%)
  • December99 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight976 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting212 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,102 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (11%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry876 (66%)
  • Wet or damp423 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph428 (32%)
  • 40 mph119 (9%)
  • 50 mph65 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph575 (43%)
  • 70 mph121 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,069 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (11%)
  • Roundabout98 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,440 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian125 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist93 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant56 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1591 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20377 (19%)
  • 21 to 25240 (12%)
  • 26 to 35341 (18%)
  • 36 to 45343 (18%)
  • 46 to 55195 (10%)
  • 56 to 65162 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7556 (2.9%)
  • Over 7569 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,326 (68%)
  • Passenger497 (26%)
  • Pedestrian125 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,964 (78%)
  • Motorcycle156 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes126 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 15th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2006

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2006, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2006

The M4 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2006: 75, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM475113214
2ndA35072113219
3rdA471100214
4thA36679749
5thA3456010018
6thA30357102411
7thA3385271211
8thA3102476808
9thA361395207
10thA342345307
11thA360335227
12thA30224204
13thA363212703
14thA419202513
15thA429172305
16thA365152302
17thB4069153114
18thA346142612
19thB3109132001
20thA420121401

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2006

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2006: 82.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2006

SP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2006: 120.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2006, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years