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Cardiff road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43,003 road traffic collisions in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025, and 56,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 515 were fatal and 5,422 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 272 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (240), and casualties rose from 330 to 348.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
43,003
51st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56,134
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
515
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
272
Up 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Cardiff

1.2% of collisions in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5151.2%
  • Serious5,42213%
  • Slight37,06686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5351%
  • Serious6,14611%
  • Slight49,45388%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. In 2025 there were 272, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 272
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025272348
2024240330
2023293362
2022275373
2021265309
2020258301
2019436564
2018366482
2017480619
2016535689
2015622816
2014641851
2013644867
2012618802
20117441,125
20107541,117
20098261,115
20089091,226
20079851,432
20061,0201,390
20051,1181,516
20041,1231,556
20031,1961,634
20021,1881,682
20011,1431,544
20001,1301,575
19991,0921,489
19981,1171,474
19971,1361,476
19961,1191,487
19951,1751,516
19941,3071,714
19931,1451,457
19921,2351,577
19911,1521,503
19901,3241,664
19891,3411,676
19881,3061,574
19871,1301,391
19861,1331,459
19851,1361,382
19841,1561,414
19831,1231,355
19821,1931,459
19811,1561,429
19801,2531,556
19791,1931,457

When and where crashes happen in Cardiff

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,071 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,292 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,276 (15%)
  • Thursday6,505 (15%)
  • Friday7,237 (17%)
  • Saturday6,076 (14%)
  • Sunday4,546 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,022 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59735 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,351 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,665 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,744 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,001 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,535 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,489 (8.1%)
  • February3,239 (7.5%)
  • March3,527 (8.2%)
  • April3,299 (7.7%)
  • May3,605 (8.4%)
  • June3,375 (7.8%)
  • July3,541 (8.2%)
  • August3,309 (7.7%)
  • September3,582 (8.3%)
  • October4,031 (9.4%)
  • November4,166 (9.7%)
  • December3,840 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,849 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,759 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown794 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting747 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit723 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded131 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,867 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,834 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds905 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds528 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist115 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds110 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.1%)
  • Other638 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded976 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry28,923 (67%)
  • Wet or damp13,336 (31%)
  • Frost or ice439 (1%)
  • Snow122 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep32 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded145 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph15 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph738 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph35,280 (82%)
  • 40 mph2,789 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph544 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1,041 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2,593 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,477 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway8,986 (21%)
  • Roundabout2,818 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road876 (2%)
  • Not recorded846 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cardiff

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31,391 (56%)
  • Pedestrian11,195 (20%)
  • Cyclist5,004 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist4,507 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,557 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant916 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant734 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)339 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant251 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant171 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,440 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 102,475 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 153,308 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 209,283 (17%)
  • 21 to 258,672 (15%)
  • 26 to 3511,290 (20%)
  • 36 to 457,510 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,039 (9%)
  • 56 to 653,362 (6%)
  • 66 to 752,085 (3.7%)
  • Over 751,605 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30,645 (55%)
  • Passenger14,294 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11,195 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car58,431 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle5,094 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle4,713 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,845 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach1,906 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,746 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,273 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle577 (0.7%)
  • Minibus219 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)45 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded67 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cardiff

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cardiff

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cardiff ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 51st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
48thRedbridge44,19956,2653775,794
49thWirral43,86559,3075107,094
50thBrighton and Hove43,40553,0304497,712
51stCardiff (this area)43,00356,1345155,422
52ndKensington and Chelsea42,73248,2642756,392
53rdNorthumberland42,34562,3991,0908,560
54thSandwell42,06456,0415297,538

Accident hotspots in Cardiff

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff, with 1,621 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025: 3,106, including 74 fatal and 436 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483,1064,44774436
2ndA41612,8493,76129361
3rdA4702,4773,51433253
4thA4691,6252,10821228
5thA41191,3921,87222214
6thM41,2091,91826130
7thA42329451,38917102
8thA41608821,15113130
9thB44876818921596
10thA4055534655398
11thA4054414499877
12thB4261330386223
13thB4267203257317
14thB4562140195119
15thB4262128169325
16thB4239120168116
17thA42349314727
18thB4258526616
19thB4488364917
20thB4623233001

Towns in Cardiff

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 35,767.

Postcode districts in Cardiff

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025: 7,908.

Latest crashes in Cardiff

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cardiff, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity