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Calne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in Calne, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,017 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 178 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
858
837th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,017
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
178
191 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Calne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious17821%
  • Slight66477%

What the data shows

  • Calne had 132 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% more than the 119 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Calne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 193 children under 16 were killed or injured in Calne, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Calne.

Where Calne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
837th
Most casualties
871st
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
755th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (12%)
  • Tuesday138 (16%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday132 (15%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (12%)
  • Sunday100 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight647 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (93%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph737 (86%)
  • 40 mph36 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph47 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds720 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant351 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (22%)
  • Pedestrian221 (22%)
  • Cyclist170 (17%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Calne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Calne peaked at 34 in 1999; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252227
20241214
2023910
20221920
20211111
20201011
20191519
20181112
201799
20161416
20151920
20141011
20131214
20121414
20111719
20101313
200955
200878
20071011
20061215
20052428
20041722
20032632
20021822
20011920
20001621
19993438
19981925
19971923
19962733
19951521
19941922
19931921
19922022
1991911
19902841
19892020
19882225
19871922
19861721
19853041
19842737
19832527
19822431
19812935
19803135
19793442

Map of recent crashes in Calne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Calne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Calne

The 24 most recent collisions in Calne happened between 27 September 2024 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Calne

The A4 has the most collisions in Calne, 294 of 858 (34%), followed by the A3102 (184).

Collisions in Calne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4294365858
2ndA3102184228338

Council area for Calne

Calne is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Calne accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Calne

All 858 collisions in Calne were in the SN11 postcode district.