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Lyneham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Lyneham, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
242
1,762nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
348
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
41
47 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lyneham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20083%

What the data shows

  • Lyneham had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Lyneham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 50 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lyneham, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Lyneham.

Where Lyneham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,762nd
Most casualties
1,655th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (19%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (90%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph191 (79%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph37 (15%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant199 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (19%)
  • Cyclist38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lyneham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lyneham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lyneham peaked at 16 in 1982; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202358
202211
202144
202034
201945
201822
201712
201646
201544
201411
201322
201233
201133
201033
200949
200844
200700
200623
200548
200467
2003510
200233
20011321
200023
199969
199856
199744
1996810
1995811
199434
19931215
199266
199169
199068
198969
1988613
19871014
198678
1985611
1984714
1983915
19821630
19811012
198057
19791115

Map of recent crashes in Lyneham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lyneham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lyneham

The 24 most recent collisions in Lyneham happened between 4 June 2016 and 24 March 2025.

Crashes by road in Lyneham

The A3102 has the most collisions in Lyneham, 184 of 242 (76%), followed by the A420 (13).

Collisions in Lyneham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3102184271130
2ndA420132404
3rdB4069121302

Council area for Lyneham

Lyneham is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lyneham accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Lyneham

All 242 collisions in Lyneham were in the SN15 postcode district.