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Cardiff road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,193 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1979, and 1,457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 309 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,003 collisions in Cardiff.

Collisions in 1979
1,193
Casualties in 1979
1,457
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
309
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Cardiff in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious30926%
  • Slight86773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious35124%
  • Slight1,08875%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,193.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday172 (14%)
  • Friday210 (18%)
  • Saturday192 (16%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (5.4%)
  • February63 (5.3%)
  • March103 (8.6%)
  • April80 (6.7%)
  • May102 (8.5%)
  • June84 (7%)
  • July98 (8.2%)
  • August97 (8.1%)
  • September112 (9.4%)
  • October125 (10%)
  • November137 (11%)
  • December127 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight793 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit376 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds875 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other41 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry724 (61%)
  • Wet or damp400 (34%)
  • Frost or ice49 (4.1%)
  • Snow20 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,033 (87%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway940 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (15%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (38%)
  • Pedestrian378 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (22%)
  • Cyclist111 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1088 (6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6%)
  • 16 to 20368 (25%)
  • 21 to 25194 (13%)
  • 26 to 35233 (16%)
  • 36 to 45136 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55106 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65107 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (50%)
  • Pedestrian378 (26%)
  • Passenger347 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,260 (65%)
  • Motorcycle319 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Cardiff

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 51st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1979

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1979: 98, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4898136329
2ndA41618699124
3rdA4707184115
4thA469537029
5thA41194660010
6thA4160455218
7thA40554452013
8thA4054141704
9thB4261131402
10thB4487131802
11thB42396700
12thB42624602
13thM42301
14thA40501100
15thA4601101
16thB43291101

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1979

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,068.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1979

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1979: 256.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years