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Wiltshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,136 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2015, and 1,523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (1,156), and casualties fell from 1,607.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,136
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,523
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
25
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2015

2.2% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.2%
  • Serious18216%
  • Slight92982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.8%
  • Serious20614%
  • Slight1,29085%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,136, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,136
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday184 (16%)
  • Wednesday175 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday180 (16%)
  • Saturday136 (12%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59168 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59203 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (10%)
  • February79 (7%)
  • March68 (6%)
  • April81 (7.1%)
  • May88 (7.7%)
  • June93 (8.2%)
  • July113 (9.9%)
  • August89 (7.8%)
  • September104 (9.2%)
  • October102 (9%)
  • November113 (9.9%)
  • December92 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight819 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds899 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry759 (67%)
  • Wet or damp355 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph451 (40%)
  • 40 mph96 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph86 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph407 (36%)
  • 70 mph82 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway945 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout75 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant995 (65%)
  • Pedestrian160 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist107 (7%)
  • Van occupant77 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20188 (12%)
  • 21 to 25197 (13%)
  • 26 to 35275 (18%)
  • 36 to 45203 (13%)
  • 46 to 55241 (16%)
  • 56 to 65150 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7594 (6.2%)
  • Over 7574 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,049 (69%)
  • Passenger314 (21%)
  • Pedestrian160 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,541 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes178 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle143 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 11th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2015

Trowbridge Central, Wiltshire, BA14 8FA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2015, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2015: 74, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3507412127
2ndA303579049
3rdA361506629
4thA45073112
5thA36476228
6thM4467625
7thA3102405837
8thA338335007
9thA360314007
10thA30293915
11thA363263301
12thA345223113
13thA342202403
14thA429172506
15thA346151910
16thB4040131402
17thA365121903
18thB3109121600
19thA420111503
20thB3107111303

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2015

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2015: 75.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2015

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2015: 111.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years