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Wiltshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 948 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2023, and 1,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (955), and casualties rose from 1,275.

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

Collisions in 2023
948
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,340
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
20
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2023

2.1% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious15016%
  • Slight77882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious17813%
  • Slight1,14185%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 948, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 948
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday140 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (13%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday170 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (14%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.2%)
  • February99 (10%)
  • March66 (7%)
  • April71 (7.5%)
  • May85 (9%)
  • June86 (9.1%)
  • July78 (8.2%)
  • August67 (7.1%)
  • September86 (9.1%)
  • October88 (9.3%)
  • November75 (7.9%)
  • December69 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight690 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting143 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds722 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded55 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry659 (70%)
  • Wet or damp258 (27%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph349 (37%)
  • 40 mph90 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph105 (11%)
  • 60 mph334 (35%)
  • 70 mph46 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway781 (82%)
  • Roundabout96 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant912 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (10%)
  • Pedestrian98 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist93 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant59 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20181 (14%)
  • 21 to 25124 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35231 (17%)
  • 36 to 45171 (13%)
  • 46 to 55185 (14%)
  • 56 to 65164 (12%)
  • 66 to 7575 (5.6%)
  • Over 7583 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider931 (69%)
  • Passenger311 (23%)
  • Pedestrian98 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,264 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle141 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 14th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2023

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area and Trowbridge Central, Wiltshire, BA14 8FA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2023, with 21 collisions each.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2023: 65, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3506510137
2ndA366390112
3rdA4436036
4thA303386517
5thA361354402
6thA3102324515
7thA338324703
8thA360314115
9thA342244203
10thA363222801
11thM4223232
12thA346194004
13thA345162322
14thA30142605
15thA365141902
16thA420111704
17thB3092101404
18thB3098101101
19thB3109101501
20thB404091202

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2023

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2023: 68.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2023

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2023: 88.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years