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Wiltshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,161 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2007, and 1,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2006 (1,329), and casualties fell from 1,948.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,161
Down 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,630
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
48
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2007

4.1% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal484.1%
  • Serious17415%
  • Slight93981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal533.3%
  • Serious22214%
  • Slight1,35583%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,161, down 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (12%)
  • Tuesday185 (16%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday183 (16%)
  • Friday171 (15%)
  • Saturday174 (15%)
  • Sunday147 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8%)
  • February101 (8.7%)
  • March115 (9.9%)
  • April82 (7.1%)
  • May89 (7.7%)
  • June100 (8.6%)
  • July96 (8.3%)
  • August101 (8.7%)
  • September99 (8.5%)
  • October95 (8.2%)
  • November88 (7.6%)
  • December102 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight843 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting189 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds896 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry714 (61%)
  • Wet or damp410 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph361 (31%)
  • 40 mph92 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph59 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph532 (46%)
  • 70 mph100 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway926 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (11%)
  • Roundabout81 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,159 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (10%)
  • Pedestrian124 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist74 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1556 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20278 (17%)
  • 21 to 25203 (12%)
  • 26 to 35272 (17%)
  • 36 to 45285 (17%)
  • 46 to 55201 (12%)
  • 56 to 65145 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.6%)
  • Over 7561 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,089 (67%)
  • Passenger417 (26%)
  • Pedestrian124 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,628 (74%)
  • Motorcycle170 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes142 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 19th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2007

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2007, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A350 and A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2007, with 74 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3507412728
2ndA367499711
3rdM4659326
4thA4588505
5thA303548649
6thA360436124
7thA338385006
8thA361385123
9thA345304528
10thA3102273705
11thA30193412
12thA342182203
13thA363182100
14thA420182314
15thA365152404
16thB4040142316
17thA429131912
18thA346122603
19thA3094111200
20thA366111213

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2007

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2007: 84.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2007

SP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2007: 98.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years