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Wiltshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 670 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2020, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2019 (942), and casualties fell from 1,275.

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

Collisions in 2020
670
Down 29% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
867
Down 32% on 2019
Fatal collisions
16
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2020

2.4% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2020 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight57185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious9711%
  • Slight75187%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 670, down 29% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 670
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (12%)
  • February64 (9.6%)
  • March57 (8.5%)
  • April20 (3%)
  • May44 (6.6%)
  • June48 (7.2%)
  • July75 (11%)
  • August71 (11%)
  • September81 (12%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November52 (7.8%)
  • December1 (0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight513 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry457 (68%)
  • Wet or damp202 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph272 (41%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph54 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph230 (34%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (78%)
  • Roundabout71 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (67%)
  • Cyclist110 (13%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (11%)
  • 21 to 2586 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35165 (19%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 55129 (15%)
  • 56 to 6594 (11%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.3%)
  • Over 7554 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider628 (72%)
  • Passenger168 (19%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car884 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 22nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2020

Trowbridge Central, Wiltshire, BA14 8FA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2020, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2020: 38, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350384322
2ndA303365707
3rdA3102263004
4thA361264302
5thA36253525
6thA338203803
7thA4192331
8thA342162201
9thM4152131
10thA345142202
11thA363131402
12thA429121400
13thA360111400
14thA420111501
15thA30101620
16thB3109101402
17thA3658800
18thB30976710
19thB40696700
20thB46966903

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2020

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2020: 44.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2020

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2020: 62.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2020, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 5 December 2020.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years