Slight
Volvo crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 9 Dec 2025, 15:31
- Volvo and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541690366
Melksham South, Wiltshire, SN12 6LY area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 343 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Melksham South ward, Wiltshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 431 casualties. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.
In 2025 there were 16 collisions here, up from 12 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 343
- 2,188th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 431
- 1.26 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 7
- 7 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 16
- Up 33% on 2024
Crash severity at the SN12 6LY hotspot
49 of the 343 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal72%
- Serious4212%
- Slight29486%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 7
- Seriously injured
- 52
- Slightly injured
- 372
- All casualties
- 431
Accidents by year at the SN12 6LY hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 24 in 2002, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SN12 6LY hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 23 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 |
| 2023 | 10 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 2016 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 19 | 24 |
| 2014 | 22 | 26 |
| 2013 | 13 | 16 |
| 2012 | 14 | 22 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 | 14 |
| 2007 | 12 | 14 |
| 2006 | 15 | 17 |
| 2005 | 14 | 19 |
| 2004 | 18 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2002 | 24 | 35 |
| 2001 | 23 | 28 |
Map of crashes at the SN12 6LY hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SN12 6LY.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Melksham South, Wiltshire, SN12 6LY area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SN12 6LY hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the SN12 6LY hotspot
294 of the 343 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Melksham.
Accident hotspots near SN12 6LY
5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Melksham Forest, Wiltshire, SN12 7DD area, 1 km away, with 65 collisions.
- Melksham Forest, Wiltshire, SN12 7DD area1 km away, 86 casualties65 collisions
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold, Wiltshire, SN12 8DT area1.1 km away, 147 casualties109 collisions
- Melksham South, Wiltshire, SN12 6AX area1.1 km away, 201 casualties164 collisions
- Melksham Without West & Rural, Wiltshire, BA14 6HL area3.8 km away, 94 casualties71 collisions
- Corsham Without, Wiltshire, SN15 2JZ area4.8 km away, 124 casualties84 collisions
All 343 crashes at the SN12 6LY hotspot
Newest first, from 8 January 2001 to 9 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 26 Nov 2025, 00:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541693668
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 14 Nov 2025, 11:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541671818
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 2 Nov 2025, 17:25
- Mazda 3 and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541662974
- Slight
Car crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 9 Oct 2025, 10:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541658045
- Fatal
Ford Transit crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 27 Sep 2025, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025541746554
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 22 Sep 2025, 16:39
- Mercedes Sprinter and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541652290
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 23 Aug 2025, 15:10
- Volkswagen UP and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541639666
- Serious
Kawasaki ER crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 22 Aug 2025, 16:07
- Kawasaki ER and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025541633928
- Serious
Toyota C-HR crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 25 Jul 2025, 22:29
- Toyota C-HR and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2025541629234
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 13 Jun 2025, 17:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025547206425
- Slight
Yamaha YZF crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 11 Jun 2025, 18:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025547106225
- Slight
Jaguar XJ Series crash on a C road in Wiltshire, 21 Mar 2025, 16:56
- Jaguar XJ Series and Suzuki
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025543489825
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 28 Feb 2025, 15:25
- Suzuki Swift and WK Bikes Scrambler
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025542579525
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 26 Jan 2025, 14:57
- Renault Trafic and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2025541033525
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 6 Jan 2025, 11:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025540177225
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 11 Dec 2024, 13:56
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 202454E610524
- Slight
Peugeot 508 crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 13 Sep 2024, 18:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202454A898324
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 19 Jul 2024, 08:35
- 2 motorcycles
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024548446224
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 24 Jun 2024, 13:25
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024547414924
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 9 Jun 2024, 13:37
- Ford Focus and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024546697124
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 30 May 2024, 19:47
- Vauxhall Corsa, Suzuki Alto, 2 cars and 4 more vehicles
- 8 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024546258624
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 2 Mar 2024, 08:34
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024542481724
- Slight
Car crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 19 Feb 2024, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024541978824
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 2 Feb 2024, 11:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024541279424
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 23 Jan 2024, 15:11
- Land Rover Discovery, Ford Focus and Peugeot Boxer
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024540853624
- Slight
Lexmoto Echo crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 22 Jan 2024, 22:23
- Lexmoto Echo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024540814824
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 16 Jan 2024, 13:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024540623424
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 27 Nov 2023, 07:14
- Toyota Aygo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202354C554123
- Slight
Car crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 16 Nov 2023, 06:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202354C130423
- Slight
Mercedes ML Class crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 22 Sep 2023, 19:45
- Mercedes ML Class, Suzuki Baleno and a van
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202354A079723
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 20 Sep 2023, 08:36
- Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023549974423
- Serious
Citroen Xsara crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 23 Aug 2023, 09:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023548902923
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 25 Jul 2023, 08:55
- Peugeot 107, BMW 3 Series and Dacia Sandero
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023547800323
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 5 Jul 2023, 22:10
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023547094023
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 10 Apr 2023, 12:16
- Renault Captur, Mini Cooper and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023546269423
- Slight
MAN crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 6 Feb 2023, 09:00
- MAN and Nissan NV200
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023541318223
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on a C road in Wiltshire, 12 Jan 2023, 19:19
- BMW 1 Series and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023540413823
- Slight
Jaguar F-Pace crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 22 Dec 2022, 19:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202254D410222
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A350 in Wiltshire, 25 Nov 2022, 17:01
- Vauxhall Vivaro, Vauxhall Astra, Kia Sorento and Vauxhall Zafira
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202254C461622
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 18 Nov 2022, 08:49
- Toyota Aygo and Kia Niro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202254C185522
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on a C road in Wiltshire, 11 Nov 2022, 09:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202254B913422
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 7 Oct 2022, 13:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202254A581722
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 23 Sep 2022, 17:45
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202254A056022
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 14 Jun 2022, 09:28
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022546132422
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Wiltshire, 10 May 2022, 14:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022544804422
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on a C road in Wiltshire, 4 May 2022, 17:30
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022544563722
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A3102 in Wiltshire, 18 Mar 2022, 22:22
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022542811722