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Wiltshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,082 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2013, and 1,474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2012 (999), and casualties rose from 1,391.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,082
Up 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,474
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
17
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2013

1.6% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious15414%
  • Slight91184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious17412%
  • Slight1,28387%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,082, up 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 1,082
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (15%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday173 (16%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (12%)
  • Sunday115 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.6%)
  • February86 (7.9%)
  • March77 (7.1%)
  • April78 (7.2%)
  • May90 (8.3%)
  • June101 (9.3%)
  • July99 (9.1%)
  • August86 (7.9%)
  • September88 (8.1%)
  • October99 (9.1%)
  • November104 (9.6%)
  • December92 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight789 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry693 (64%)
  • Wet or damp340 (31%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (1.2%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph402 (37%)
  • 40 mph98 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph79 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph411 (38%)
  • 70 mph79 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway897 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout69 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant970 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian120 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist103 (7%)
  • Van occupant85 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20206 (14%)
  • 21 to 25199 (14%)
  • 26 to 35271 (18%)
  • 36 to 45218 (15%)
  • 46 to 55211 (14%)
  • 56 to 65118 (8%)
  • 66 to 7580 (5.4%)
  • Over 7565 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,006 (68%)
  • Passenger348 (24%)
  • Pedestrian120 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,407 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes165 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle138 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 11th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2013

Trowbridge Central, Wiltshire, BA14 8FA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2013, with 35 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A350 and A36 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2013, with 70 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350709927
2ndA3670102211
3rdA4486722
4thA303447029
5thA361445117
6thM4447316
7thA3102415612
8thA363374705
9thA338345504
10thA345294804
11thA342253616
12thA360253301
13thA30242822
14thA429131801
15thA365121502
16thA420121903
17thB4040121703
18thB3098111202
19thA346101300
20thA309491301

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2013

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2013: 82.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2013

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2013: 125.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years