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Wiltshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,156 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2014, and 1,607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (1,082), and casualties rose from 1,474.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,156
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,607
Up 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
23
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2014

2% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious18416%
  • Slight94982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.8%
  • Serious21613%
  • Slight1,36285%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,156, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (13%)
  • Wednesday149 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday201 (17%)
  • Saturday168 (15%)
  • Sunday144 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (6.8%)
  • February87 (7.5%)
  • March78 (6.7%)
  • April92 (8%)
  • May125 (11%)
  • June106 (9.2%)
  • July117 (10%)
  • August95 (8.2%)
  • September81 (7%)
  • October84 (7.3%)
  • November115 (9.9%)
  • December97 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight851 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting180 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds919 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry713 (62%)
  • Wet or damp412 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1%)
  • 30 mph418 (36%)
  • 40 mph94 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph119 (10%)
  • 60 mph434 (38%)
  • 70 mph79 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway955 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout72 (6.2%)
  • 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 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,060 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (11%)
  • Cyclist112 (7%)
  • Van occupant108 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian104 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20223 (14%)
  • 21 to 25205 (13%)
  • 26 to 35241 (15%)
  • 36 to 45253 (16%)
  • 46 to 55248 (15%)
  • 56 to 65148 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7599 (6.2%)
  • Over 7585 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,133 (71%)
  • Passenger370 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,543 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes194 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle168 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 13th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2014

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2014, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2014: 77, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35077118112
2ndA3673121213
3rdA44970111
4thM4497916
5thA303468023
6thA361465828
7thA3102415528
8thA338364905
9thA360334713
10thA345314306
11thA342294014
12thA363253104
13thA420223303
14thA30212705
15thA346182811
16thA429182612
17thA365101403
18thB4042101202
19thB4069101401
20thB341481602

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2014

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2014: 73.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2014

SN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2014: 106.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years