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SP1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,367 road traffic collisions in the SP1 postcode district, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 501 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,367
1,155th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,218
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
35 people killed
Serious collisions
501
548 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SP1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321%
  • Serious50115%
  • Slight2,83484%

What the data shows

  • SP1 had 397 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 483 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SP1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 492 children under 16 were killed or injured in SP1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in SP1.

Where SP1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,155th
Most casualties
1,238th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,490th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday484 (14%)
  • Tuesday502 (15%)
  • Wednesday459 (14%)
  • Thursday503 (15%)
  • Friday595 (18%)
  • Saturday549 (16%)
  • Sunday275 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,608 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit683 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,130 (63%)
  • One way street or slip road496 (15%)
  • Roundabout424 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway314 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph273 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph2,168 (64%)
  • 40 mph712 (21%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph198 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,699 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds475 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,050 (49%)
  • Pedestrian811 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist608 (14%)
  • Cyclist485 (11%)
  • Van occupant116 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SP1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SP1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SP1 peaked at 133 in 1984; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254248
20243341
20234046
20225058
20214248
20202021
20193640
20184554
20173448
20165564
20155054
20144857
20135361
20124962
20114361
20104049
20094155
20085471
20074652
20065979
20056079
20046782
20036087
20025367
20018099
20006079
19996991
199891121
199790115
199688114
1995102123
199489116
199379110
19927496
199194115
199086105
1989101133
1988112128
1987105127
1986112135
1985126158
1984133161
1983108135
1982129157
1981114159
198099130
1979106127

Map of recent crashes in SP1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SP1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SP1

The 24 most recent collisions in SP1 happened between 17 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SP1

The A36 has the most collisions in SP1, 627 of 3,367 (19%), followed by the A345 (483).

Collisions in SP1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA366278141076
2ndA345483657686
3rdA30389540542
4thA338115148014
5thA354212501

Council area for SP1

SP1 is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SP1 accounts for 4.9% of them.

Town in SP1

Of the 3,367 collisions in SP1, 2,920 (87%) were in Salisbury.