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Downton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Downton, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
213
1,880th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
295
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
41
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Downton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight16979%

What the data shows

  • Downton had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Downton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Downton, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Downton.

Where Downton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,880th
Most casualties
1,836th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday43 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (100%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph124 (58%)
  • 40 mph64 (30%)
  • 60 mph20 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant177 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Downton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Downton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Downton peaked at 13 in 1982; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202333
202255
202136
202033
201900
201822
201700
201634
201569
201445
201325
201256
201123
201025
200924
200844
200711
200656
2005712
200434
200312
200257
200145
200047
199959
199868
199723
1996712
199545
199458
199355
199267
199159
199044
198955
198878
198733
198679
1985913
1984912
1983712
19821320
198146
198066
19791318

Map of recent crashes in Downton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Downton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Downton

The 24 most recent collisions in Downton happened between 8 July 2016 and 6 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Downton

The A338 has the most collisions in Downton, 115 of 213 (54%), followed by the B3080 (60).

Collisions in Downton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA338115172319
2ndB30806078012

Council area for Downton

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

Postcode district for Downton

All 213 collisions in Downton were in the SP5 postcode district.