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Wiltshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,098 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2016, and 1,506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (1,136), and casualties fell from 1,523.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,098
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,506
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
22
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2016

2% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious19017%
  • Slight88681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.5%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,26784%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,098, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday171 (16%)
  • Friday202 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.4%)
  • February94 (8.6%)
  • March85 (7.7%)
  • April77 (7%)
  • May95 (8.7%)
  • June108 (9.8%)
  • July91 (8.3%)
  • August100 (9.1%)
  • September89 (8.1%)
  • October100 (9.1%)
  • November99 (9%)
  • December79 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight805 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting162 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (68%)
  • Wet or damp308 (28%)
  • Frost or ice34 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph405 (37%)
  • 40 mph106 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph110 (10%)
  • 60 mph384 (35%)
  • 70 mph79 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway894 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout78 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant983 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (11%)
  • Cyclist121 (8%)
  • Pedestrian110 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant85 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20169 (11%)
  • 21 to 25203 (13%)
  • 26 to 35264 (18%)
  • 36 to 45211 (14%)
  • 46 to 55237 (16%)
  • 56 to 65158 (10%)
  • 66 to 7591 (6%)
  • Over 7569 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,084 (72%)
  • Passenger312 (21%)
  • Pedestrian110 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,483 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes173 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle164 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 11th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2016

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2016, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2016: 64, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3506495110
2ndA366286613
3rdA3102506218
4thA361496908
5thM4477407
6thA303427037
7thA4385824
8thA345354606
9thA338324626
10thA363324105
11thA30284405
12thA360223105
13thA420192504
14thA429162708
15thA342152002
16thB3109131602
17thB4042131901
18thA346122311
19thB3098111503
20thB4040111800

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2016

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2016: 84.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2016

SP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2016: 100.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2016, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years