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Cardiff road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,133 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1986, and 1,459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (1,136), and casualties rose from 1,382.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,133
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,459
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
21
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Cardiff in 1986 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious17415%
  • Slight93883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious20814%
  • Slight1,23084%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,133, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday163 (14%)
  • Thursday167 (15%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday179 (16%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.6%)
  • February77 (6.8%)
  • March109 (9.6%)
  • April99 (8.7%)
  • May93 (8.2%)
  • June75 (6.6%)
  • July85 (7.5%)
  • August71 (6.3%)
  • September94 (8.3%)
  • October108 (9.5%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December108 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight743 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit339 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry701 (62%)
  • Wet or damp410 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph985 (87%)
  • 40 mph64 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph48 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway832 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (19%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant690 (47%)
  • Pedestrian320 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (13%)
  • Cyclist125 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1081 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20267 (18%)
  • 21 to 25245 (17%)
  • 26 to 35298 (20%)
  • 36 to 45156 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (50%)
  • Passenger407 (28%)
  • Pedestrian320 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,370 (71%)
  • Motorcycle186 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Cardiff ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 55th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1986

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1986: 107, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161107137112
2ndA486694512
3rdA470567109
4thA4695284115
5thA4119505919
6thA4055375005
7thA4160354408
8thA4054343715
9thB4487293405
10thM4162533
11thB4261111300
12thA423281012
13thB426271111
14thB45626601
15thB42392201
16thA41011100
17thA4161200

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1986

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 804.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1986

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1986: 187.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1986, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years