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Wilton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Wilton, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
323
1,490th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
401
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
60
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wilton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight26080%

What the data shows

  • Wilton had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% more than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Wilton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wilton, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Wilton.

Where Wilton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,490th
Most casualties
1,520th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (84%)
  • Roundabout39 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (80%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph43 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant187 (47%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wilton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wilton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wilton peaked at 18 in 1981; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
202469
202344
202211
202177
202033
201956
201833
201744
201679
201556
201456
201322
2012610
201169
201022
200955
200869
200746
200645
200578
2004811
2003911
200289
2001811
2000916
199955
199856
1997610
19961112
199589
199467
19931218
19921315
199134
199033
198966
198888
19871013
19861113
198544
19841317
1983911
19821417
19811820
19801012
197979

Map of recent crashes in Wilton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wilton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wilton

The 24 most recent collisions in Wilton happened between 23 March 2021 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wilton

The A30 has the most collisions in Wilton, 117 of 323 (36%), followed by the A36 (103).

Collisions in Wilton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30117146018
2ndA36103134218

Council area for Wilton

Wilton is in Wiltshire, where police recorded 68,701 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wilton accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Wilton

All 323 collisions in Wilton were in the SP2 postcode district.