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Cardiff road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,130 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1987, and 1,391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 240 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (1,133), and casualties fell from 1,459.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,130
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,391
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
240
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1987

1.6% of collisions in Cardiff in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious24021%
  • Slight87277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious26019%
  • Slight1,11380%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,130, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday167 (15%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday191 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (5.8%)
  • February79 (7%)
  • March101 (8.9%)
  • April99 (8.8%)
  • May99 (8.8%)
  • June92 (8.1%)
  • July93 (8.2%)
  • August96 (8.5%)
  • September94 (8.3%)
  • October104 (9.2%)
  • November110 (9.7%)
  • December97 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight753 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit341 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds895 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry740 (65%)
  • Wet or damp377 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph963 (85%)
  • 40 mph76 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph68 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway810 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway245 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (46%)
  • Pedestrian352 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (12%)
  • Cyclist132 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1079 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1588 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20279 (20%)
  • 21 to 25228 (16%)
  • 26 to 35267 (19%)
  • 36 to 45158 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (51%)
  • Pedestrian352 (25%)
  • Passenger336 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,416 (73%)
  • Motorcycle180 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Cardiff

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 52nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1987

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1987: 88, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4888118228
2ndA416181102018
3rdA4707199110
4thA4696273214
5thA41195771115
6thA4055475309
7thA4160375209
8thM4303809
9thB4487243027
10thA4054121505
11thA4232101513
12thB4261101101
13thB456281404
14thB426261003
15thB42584501
16thB42393700
17thB44882300
18thA41141100
19thB44821100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1987

Cardiff had 989 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1987

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1987: 211.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years