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Cardiff road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,193 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1982, and 1,459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 260 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (1,156), and casualties rose from 1,429.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,193
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,459
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
260
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Cardiff in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.8%
  • Serious26022%
  • Slight91276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious29920%
  • Slight1,13778%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,193, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (14%)
  • Tuesday190 (16%)
  • Wednesday164 (14%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday192 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (14%)
  • Sunday125 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (6.5%)
  • February88 (7.4%)
  • March84 (7%)
  • April89 (7.5%)
  • May99 (8.3%)
  • June99 (8.3%)
  • July79 (6.6%)
  • August102 (8.5%)
  • September101 (8.5%)
  • October117 (9.8%)
  • November138 (12%)
  • December120 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight784 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit365 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry726 (61%)
  • Wet or damp430 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2%)
  • Snow13 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,031 (86%)
  • 40 mph85 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (3%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway932 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (16%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant596 (41%)
  • Pedestrian396 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (18%)
  • Cyclist121 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15109 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20357 (24%)
  • 21 to 25230 (16%)
  • 26 to 35221 (15%)
  • 36 to 45132 (9%)
  • 46 to 5591 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (47%)
  • Pedestrian396 (27%)
  • Passenger371 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,319 (68%)
  • Motorcycle270 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 53rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1982

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1982: 95, including 6 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4895127629
2ndA47081109114
3rdA41617994314
4thA4696980010
5thA4119525929
6thA40554251111
7thA4160303414
8thA4054222402
9thB4487181908
10thB4261151702
11thM4132001
12thB42396903
13thB42624701
14thB45623400
15thA40501500
16thA4761101
17thB40611100
18thB44821100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1982

Cardiff had 1,049 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1982

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1982: 233.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years