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Wiltshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,027 road traffic collisions in Wiltshire in 2025, and 1,463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2024 (880), and casualties rose from 1,180.

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

Collisions in 2025
1,027
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,463
Up 24% on 2024
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wiltshire in 2025

1.9% of collisions in Wiltshire in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in Wiltshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious25925%
  • Slight74873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious32622%
  • Slight1,11576%

Wiltshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wiltshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,196 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 1,027, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (15%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday145 (14%)
  • Friday182 (18%)
  • Saturday124 (12%)
  • Sunday112 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.2%)
  • February55 (5.4%)
  • March95 (9.3%)
  • April81 (7.9%)
  • May74 (7.2%)
  • June96 (9.3%)
  • July98 (9.5%)
  • August91 (8.9%)
  • September88 (8.6%)
  • October91 (8.9%)
  • November92 (9%)
  • December82 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight783 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting134 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds860 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry747 (73%)
  • Wet or damp247 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (4%)
  • 30 mph335 (33%)
  • 40 mph134 (13%)
  • 50 mph89 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph369 (36%)
  • 70 mph59 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway861 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wiltshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant927 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (11%)
  • Pedestrian112 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant108 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist92 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1559 (4%)
  • 16 to 20189 (13%)
  • 21 to 25129 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35242 (17%)
  • 36 to 45185 (13%)
  • 46 to 55181 (12%)
  • 56 to 65191 (13%)
  • 66 to 75110 (7.5%)
  • Over 75113 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,022 (70%)
  • Passenger329 (22%)
  • Pedestrian112 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,319 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes207 (11%)
  • Motorcycle164 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wiltshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wiltshire had the 5th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wiltshire in 2025

Salisbury St Edmund's, Wiltshire, SP1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wiltshire in 2025, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wiltshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A350 had the most collisions in Wiltshire in 2025: 67, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wiltshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3506795115
2ndA30364114317
3rdA365987218
4thA4476947
5thA3613650111
6thA3453341013
7thA3102324916
8thA338274108
9thA360264219
10thA30213105
11thM4213425
12thA342204406
13thA363151703
14thA420152106
15thA346122507
16thA365121704
17thB3105111501
18thB3109102403
19thB4040101502
20thB4696101303

Towns in Wiltshire: crashes in 2025

Salisbury had the most collisions of any town in Wiltshire in 2025: 59.

Postcode districts in Wiltshire: crashes in 2025

BA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wiltshire in 2025: 90.

Latest crashes in Wiltshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wiltshire in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Wiltshire road accidents in other years