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SN3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,374 road traffic collisions in the SN3 postcode district, Swindon, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 93 were fatal and 1,166 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 122 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (105).

Collisions since 1979
7,374
158th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,673
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
93
98 people killed
Serious collisions
1,166
1,294 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
122
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
153
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SN3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal931.3%
  • Serious1,16616%
  • Slight6,11583%

What the data shows

  • SN3 had 1,196 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 1,210 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SN3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,343 children under 16 were killed or injured in SN3, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SN3.

Where SN3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
158th
Most casualties
156th
Most fatal collisions
349th
Most serious collisions
226th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,075 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,123 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,128 (15%)
  • Thursday1,113 (15%)
  • Friday1,311 (18%)
  • Saturday907 (12%)
  • Sunday717 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,305 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,588 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting370 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,881 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway1,769 (24%)
  • Roundabout1,604 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph87 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,350 (45%)
  • 40 mph2,264 (31%)
  • 50 mph169 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph558 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph946 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,887 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds944 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds148 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds121 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist84 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded122 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,326 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist1,436 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,268 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,016 (11%)
  • Van occupant253 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant163 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)99 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant38 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SN3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SN3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SN3 peaked at 241 in 1984; 2025 had 122.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 122
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025122153
2024105125
2023112145
2022121141
2021112147
2020106135
2019121160
2018125156
2017120161
2016152199
2015129160
2014119163
2013108141
2012110169
2011108146
201093115
2009125168
2008127168
2007156217
2006135165
2005133183
2004179242
2003196275
2002212274
2001221314
2000186264
1999157234
1998157211
1997186242
1996147191
1995161202
1994161208
1993155195
1992154188
1991152195
1990187235
1989188234
1988198267
1987164220
1986202271
1985218286
1984241303
1983235291
1982192242
1981190258
1980198246
1979198268

Map of recent crashes in SN3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SN3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SN3

The 24 most recent collisions in SN3 happened between 7 November and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SN3

The B4006 has the most collisions in SN3, 1,214 of 7,374 (16%), followed by the A419 (849).

Collisions in SN3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40061,2141,55614178
2ndA4198491,21116109
3rdA425972295513101
4thA4312625810580
5thA420509732664
6thA361316412650
7thM42414281043
8thA345147184339
9thB4289123167117
10thB4143122153118
11thA346121401
12thA4289101101
13thB4141101103
14thA436181000
15thB41927903
16thA3134500

Council area for SN3

SN3 is in Swindon, where police recorded 27,158 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SN3 accounts for 27% of them.

Towns in SN3

Collisions in SN3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Swindon, Swindon (3,225) and Stratton St Margaret (1,549).