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Cardiff road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,306 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1988, and 1,574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1987 (1,130), and casualties rose from 1,391.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,306
Up 16% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,574
Up 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Cardiff in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious20316%
  • Slight1,08683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious22714%
  • Slight1,33084%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,306, up 16% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (14%)
  • Wednesday158 (12%)
  • Thursday210 (16%)
  • Friday226 (17%)
  • Saturday203 (16%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59332 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.7%)
  • February107 (8.2%)
  • March95 (7.3%)
  • April113 (8.7%)
  • May98 (7.5%)
  • June89 (6.8%)
  • July92 (7%)
  • August115 (8.8%)
  • September108 (8.3%)
  • October127 (9.7%)
  • November124 (9.5%)
  • December124 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight883 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit362 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,009 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds229 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry825 (63%)
  • Wet or damp472 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,127 (86%)
  • 40 mph86 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph37 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph54 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway960 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (19%)
  • Roundabout58 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant747 (47%)
  • Pedestrian438 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist124 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1582 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20272 (17%)
  • 21 to 25282 (18%)
  • 26 to 35290 (18%)
  • 36 to 45202 (13%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6593 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.9%)
  • Over 7549 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider748 (48%)
  • Pedestrian438 (28%)
  • Passenger388 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,642 (74%)
  • Motorcycle165 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 39th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1988

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1988: 130, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161130144018
2ndA48107138418
3rdA4709513109
4thA4696173010
5thA41195365112
6thA4160384613
7thB4487273517
8thM4263706
9thA4055101405
10thA40549901
11thB42617700
12thA42326811
13thB42584401
14thB42673500
15thB44883300
16thB45623501
17thA40502200
18thA41300
19thA40611100
20thA41691100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1988

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,134.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1988

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1988: 241.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years