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Wiltshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2010, and 1,273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (937), and casualties fell from 1,339.

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

Collisions in 2010
893
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,273
Down 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
21
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2010

2.4% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious17620%
  • Slight69678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.9%
  • Serious20516%
  • Slight1,04482%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 893, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 893
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (15%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (13%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.4%)
  • February61 (6.8%)
  • March78 (8.7%)
  • April84 (9.4%)
  • May70 (7.8%)
  • June75 (8.4%)
  • July58 (6.5%)
  • August87 (9.7%)
  • September97 (11%)
  • October87 (9.7%)
  • November76 (8.5%)
  • December63 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight681 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry591 (66%)
  • Wet or damp233 (26%)
  • Frost or ice51 (5.7%)
  • Snow15 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph314 (35%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph372 (42%)
  • 70 mph81 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (11%)
  • Roundabout58 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant860 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (9%)
  • Pedestrian91 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant71 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20196 (15%)
  • 21 to 25169 (13%)
  • 26 to 35219 (17%)
  • 36 to 45202 (16%)
  • 46 to 55164 (13%)
  • 56 to 65112 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.9%)
  • Over 7557 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider859 (67%)
  • Passenger323 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,228 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle114 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 30th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2010

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2010, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2010: 53, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3505383112
2ndA3035185316
3rdA36477009
4thM4456608
5thA338406316
6thA361365006
7thA4344015
8thA345325313
9thA3102284018
10thA360264318
11thA420192204
12thA342182712
13thA363152103
14thA30141903
15thA346141904
16thA429121914
17thB4040101300
18thB310791200
19thA36571200
20thB309771401

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2010

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2010: 65.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2010

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2010: 91.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2010, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years