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Trowbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,100 road traffic collisions in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 553 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
3,100
327th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,769
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
29 people killed
Serious collisions
553
590 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Trowbridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal280.9%
  • Serious55318%
  • Slight2,51981%

What the data shows

  • Trowbridge had 457 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 543 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Trowbridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 607 children under 16 were killed or injured in Trowbridge, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Trowbridge.

Where Trowbridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
327th
Most casualties
330th
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
307th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday482 (16%)
  • Tuesday475 (15%)
  • Wednesday479 (15%)
  • Thursday448 (14%)
  • Friday545 (18%)
  • Saturday394 (13%)
  • Sunday277 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,282 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit739 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,356 (76%)
  • Roundabout404 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road291 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,731 (88%)
  • 40 mph260 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph58 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,517 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds405 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist34 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,532 (41%)
  • Pedestrian746 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist705 (19%)
  • Cyclist615 (16%)
  • Van occupant55 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Trowbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Trowbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Trowbridge peaked at 133 in 1981; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255058
20245262
20235261
20225256
20212939
20203641
20194250
20184652
20174858
20165056
20156275
20145056
20137081
20124955
20114958
20105262
20095765
20085574
20074656
20065361
20056589
20045980
20036274
20026384
20016894
20006472
19996377
19985870
19975568
19965260
19955159
19944859
19934865
19926274
19916283
19906673
198986122
198888115
198799117
19868096
198593114
1984124151
198393112
1982111132
1981133159
1980118137
1979129157

Map of recent crashes in Trowbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Trowbridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Trowbridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Trowbridge happened between 8 June and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Trowbridge

The A361 has the most collisions in Trowbridge, 897 of 3,100 (29%), followed by the A363 (527).

Collisions in Trowbridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3618971,12014167
2ndA363527659285
3rdB3106180220436
4thA366140188121
5thB31058499116

Council area for Trowbridge

Trowbridge is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Trowbridge accounts for 4.5% of them.

Postcode district for Trowbridge

All 3,100 collisions in Trowbridge were in the BA14 postcode district.