Highworth road traffic accidents
Highworth recorded 172 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 208 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 23 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 75% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 208
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 208
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Highworth
Roads in Highworth
Postcode districts in Highworth
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Highworth
Road collision statistics for Highworth
Collisions recorded
172
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
208
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
23
13.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Highworth
Collisions in Highworth are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.2% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.4% of recorded collisions in Highworth happen on a single carriageway. Around 14% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Highworth have produced 208 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 16 collisions, Monday 27 collisions, Tuesday 33 collisions, Wednesday 23 collisions, Thursday 24 collisions, Friday 30 collisions, Saturday 19 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 126 collisions, Darkness 46 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 159 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 148 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 147 collisions, Raining no high winds 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 128 casualties, Passenger 28 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Highworth
How many road accidents have there been in Highworth?
172 collisions have been recorded in Highworth in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 208 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Highworth were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 23 were serious — 13.4% of all recorded collisions in Highworth resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Highworth?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Highworth, accounting for 19.2% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Highworth happen on?
92.4% of collisions in Highworth are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Highworth?
Pedestrians make up 25% of the 208 casualties recorded in Highworth.
Is road safety in Highworth getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Highworth rose 75% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Highworth come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Highworth cover 1999 to 2025.