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Cardiff road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,253 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1980, and 1,556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 343 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (1,193), and casualties rose from 1,457.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,253
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,556
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
343
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1980

1.4% of collisions in Cardiff in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious34327%
  • Slight89271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious40026%
  • Slight1,13873%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,253, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday197 (16%)
  • Wednesday184 (15%)
  • Thursday177 (14%)
  • Friday213 (17%)
  • Saturday176 (14%)
  • Sunday136 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59300 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59176 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.2%)
  • February90 (7.2%)
  • March114 (9.1%)
  • April93 (7.4%)
  • May113 (9%)
  • June90 (7.2%)
  • July97 (7.7%)
  • August99 (7.9%)
  • September96 (7.7%)
  • October129 (10%)
  • November123 (9.8%)
  • December131 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight834 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit391 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds275 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (60%)
  • Wet or damp489 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,088 (87%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,018 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (39%)
  • Pedestrian404 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist331 (21%)
  • Cyclist124 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10107 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20423 (27%)
  • 21 to 25216 (14%)
  • 26 to 35237 (15%)
  • 36 to 45129 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55107 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider786 (51%)
  • Pedestrian404 (26%)
  • Passenger366 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,335 (66%)
  • Motorcycle339 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 48th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1980

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1980: 148, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161148173332
2ndA47097121215
3rdA46982112016
4thA4880122232
5thA40555056014
6thA41194971120
7thA41604655015
8thB4487243327
9thA4054151916
10thB4261151500
11thB4262151506
12thM48903
13thB42397901
14thA40501101
15thA41001100
16thA41011201
17thA41131100
18thB43291100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1980

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,103.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1980

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1980: 236.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years