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Wiltshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 999 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2012, and 1,391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (979), and casualties rose from 1,356.

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

Collisions in 2012
999
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,391
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
17
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious17618%
  • Slight80681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious21015%
  • Slight1,16384%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 999, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 999
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (16%)
  • Tuesday163 (16%)
  • Wednesday146 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (15%)
  • Friday135 (14%)
  • Saturday128 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.7%)
  • February66 (6.6%)
  • March89 (8.9%)
  • April74 (7.4%)
  • May82 (8.2%)
  • June82 (8.2%)
  • July109 (11%)
  • August75 (7.5%)
  • September86 (8.6%)
  • October81 (8.1%)
  • November96 (9.6%)
  • December82 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight745 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (59%)
  • Wet or damp362 (36%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph373 (37%)
  • 40 mph86 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph46 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph400 (40%)
  • 70 mph76 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway838 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout55 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant920 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian110 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist87 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant78 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20215 (15%)
  • 21 to 25178 (13%)
  • 26 to 35234 (17%)
  • 36 to 45222 (16%)
  • 46 to 55190 (14%)
  • 56 to 65114 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.7%)
  • Over 7576 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider948 (68%)
  • Passenger333 (24%)
  • Pedestrian110 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,342 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes160 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle133 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 21st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2012

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2012, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2012: 72, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35072106015
2ndA36548549
3rdA44769112
4thA361435518
5thA345426617
6thM4426208
7thA303306039
8thA338294304
9thA30263302
10thA3102263213
11thA342244214
12thA360233614
13thA363192503
14thA346172005
15thA365151903
16thA420152004
17thA429101210
18thB3098101402
19thB310991301
20thA4198901

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2012

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2012: 63.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2012

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2012: 82.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years