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Cardiff road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,156 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1984, and 1,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (1,123), and casualties rose from 1,355.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,156
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,414
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Cardiff in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious21619%
  • Slight92380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious25118%
  • Slight1,14581%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,156, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (13%)
  • Wednesday146 (13%)
  • Thursday165 (14%)
  • Friday219 (19%)
  • Saturday181 (16%)
  • Sunday125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59293 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.9%)
  • February79 (6.8%)
  • March95 (8.2%)
  • April77 (6.7%)
  • May103 (8.9%)
  • June88 (7.6%)
  • July87 (7.5%)
  • August92 (8%)
  • September108 (9.3%)
  • October103 (8.9%)
  • November109 (9.4%)
  • December112 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight781 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry760 (66%)
  • Wet or damp383 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph994 (86%)
  • 40 mph82 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway890 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (17%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (39%)
  • Pedestrian375 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (17%)
  • Cyclist141 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1079 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15108 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20312 (22%)
  • 21 to 25217 (15%)
  • 26 to 35241 (17%)
  • 36 to 45133 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.3%)
  • Over 7540 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (50%)
  • Pedestrian375 (27%)
  • Passenger336 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,310 (68%)
  • Motorcycle246 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 54th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1984

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1984: 83, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488397517
2ndA416182116117
3rdA470709526
4thA41196582119
5thA469627208
6thA4055486809
7thA41604546011
8thA40543846111
9thB4487384615
10thM4131703
11thB426171000
12thB42627801
13thB42395902
14thA40502200
15thB42631100
16thB45621100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1984

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,009.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1984

CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1984: 211.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years