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Bowerhill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Bowerhill, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
226
1,822nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
305
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bowerhill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight18682%

What the data shows

  • Bowerhill had 42 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% more than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Bowerhill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bowerhill, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Bowerhill.

Where Bowerhill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,822nd
Most casualties
1,798th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (20%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (88%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph147 (65%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (31%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant185 (61%)
  • Cyclist43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bowerhill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bowerhill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bowerhill peaked at 10 in 1986; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202423
202388
202255
202155
202022
201949
201856
201733
201635
201523
201444
201377
201200
201136
201033
200949
200811
200746
200635
200547
200455
200333
200259
200135
2000611
199933
199822
199779
199667
1995611
199444
199357
199233
1991712
1990912
1989714
198846
198778
19861013
198589
198479
198377
1982612
19811012
198066
197934

Map of recent crashes in Bowerhill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bowerhill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bowerhill

The 24 most recent collisions in Bowerhill happened between 21 April 2021 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bowerhill

The A350 has the most collisions in Bowerhill, 84 of 226 (37%), followed by the A365 (50).

Collisions in Bowerhill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35084126217
2ndA365506915

Council area for Bowerhill

Bowerhill is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bowerhill accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Bowerhill

Collisions in Bowerhill were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SN12 (217) and BA14 (9).