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SN2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,673 road traffic collisions in the SN2 postcode district, Swindon, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 934 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 75 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (88).

Collisions since 1979
5,673
387th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,857
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
57 people killed
Serious collisions
934
977 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
75
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
102
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SN2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal520.9%
  • Serious93416%
  • Slight4,68783%

What the data shows

  • SN2 had 801 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 985 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SN2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,105 children under 16 were killed or injured in SN2, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in SN2.

Where SN2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
387th
Most casualties
515th
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
488th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday818 (14%)
  • Tuesday852 (15%)
  • Wednesday842 (15%)
  • Thursday962 (17%)
  • Friday965 (17%)
  • Saturday719 (13%)
  • Sunday515 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,078 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,457 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,863 (68%)
  • Roundabout1,312 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway443 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph4,303 (76%)
  • 40 mph1,129 (20%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph86 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph75 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,611 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds702 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds100 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist49 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded72 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,866 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist1,404 (20%)
  • Cyclist1,134 (17%)
  • Pedestrian1,090 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant115 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SN2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SN2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SN2 peaked at 187 in 1980; 2025 had 75.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 75
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202575102
202488105
202389119
20228194
202189109
20206275
201983107
20186577
20176477
2016105128
2015102127
201486102
20138099
2012103119
2011109131
201088106
2009101119
200887102
2007111134
2006118137
2005121158
2004142182
2003123142
2002160197
2001148199
2000147186
1999134163
1998127158
1997122140
1996111137
1995128158
1994108123
1993104114
1992125146
1991143170
1990149192
1989138169
1988146164
1987164194
1986158193
1985185218
1984186213
1983154175
1982158186
1981162197
1980187225
1979157189

Map of recent crashes in SN2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SN2

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SN2

The 24 most recent collisions in SN2 happened between 2 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SN2

The A4311 has the most collisions in SN2, 973 of 5,673 (17%), followed by the B4289 (670).

Collisions in SN2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43119731,1838143
2ndB4289670805589
3rdB4006597741592
4thA345241295161
5thB4587171211226
6thB4143148184124
7thA41979120221
8thB45346887110
9thB41416683218
10thA4289323804
11thA4259303901
12thA31028801
13thB45538802
14thA419871201
15thA4203401

Council areas covering SN2

Collisions in SN2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Swindon has 5,668 of 5,673 (99.9%).

Collisions in SN2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwindon5,6686,85051934
2ndWiltshire5710

Towns in SN2

Collisions in SN2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Swindon, Swindon (4,109) and Stratton St Margaret (769).