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Purton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Purton, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
143
2,339th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
175
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
31
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Purton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight11077%

What the data shows

  • Purton had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Purton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Purton are between 6pm and 9pm, with 29% of collisions.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Purton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Purton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,339th
Most casualties
2,458th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (10%)
  • Friday28 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (17%)
  • Sunday12 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph134 (94%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant63 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (19%)
  • Cyclist19 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Purton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Purton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Purton peaked at 8 in 1984; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202333
202222
202111
202000
201922
201823
201744
201637
201555
201422
201323
201211
201100
201011
200911
200879
200744
200624
200534
200444
200300
200211
200147
200047
199956
199844
199733
199623
199545
199400
199312
199266
199166
199011
198934
198855
198735
198623
198556
1984810
198355
198279
198133
198046
197966

Map of recent crashes in Purton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Purton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Purton

The 24 most recent collisions in Purton happened between 14 January 2015 and 22 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Purton

Of the 143 collisions in Purton, 28 were on the B4041.

Collisions in Purton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4041283206

Council area for Purton

Purton is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Purton accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Purton

All 143 collisions in Purton were in the SN5 postcode district.