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Wiltshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 880 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2024, and 1,180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (948), and casualties fell from 1,340.

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

Collisions in 2024
880
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
1,180
Down 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious15618%
  • Slight70880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious17014%
  • Slight99484%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 880, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 880
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (17%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (13%)
  • Friday150 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (12%)
  • Sunday113 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (9.7%)
  • February61 (6.9%)
  • March74 (8.4%)
  • April55 (6.3%)
  • May64 (7.3%)
  • June80 (9.1%)
  • July82 (9.3%)
  • August70 (8%)
  • September88 (10%)
  • October69 (7.8%)
  • November68 (7.7%)
  • December84 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight648 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry599 (68%)
  • Wet or damp261 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (3%)
  • 30 mph320 (36%)
  • 40 mph95 (11%)
  • 50 mph81 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph303 (34%)
  • 70 mph55 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant759 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (12%)
  • Pedestrian113 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (13%)
  • 21 to 25101 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35193 (16%)
  • 36 to 45193 (16%)
  • 46 to 55147 (12%)
  • 56 to 65146 (12%)
  • 66 to 7580 (6.8%)
  • Over 7577 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider831 (70%)
  • Passenger236 (20%)
  • Pedestrian113 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,156 (72%)
  • Motorcycle143 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 10th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2024

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area and Trowbridge Central, Wiltshire, BA14 8FA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2024, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2024: 63, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3506392111
2ndA303456928
3rdA36435706
4thA361425205
5thA3102386116
6thA363304003
7thA345293605
8thA4293818
9thA360213002
10thA338202704
11thA30182804
12thA342182526
13thM4183200
14thA420131703
15thB3098131402
16thA4361111412
17thA34691303
18thA41991100
19thA42991301
20thB404091303

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2024

Trowbridge had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2024: 52.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2024

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2024: 90.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years