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Cardiff road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,341 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1989, and 1,676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (1,306), and casualties rose from 1,574.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,341
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,676
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
23
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Cardiff in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious18314%
  • Slight1,13585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious21013%
  • Slight1,44386%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,341, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (13%)
  • Tuesday171 (13%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (15%)
  • Friday225 (17%)
  • Saturday222 (17%)
  • Sunday138 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59234 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (7.6%)
  • February99 (7.4%)
  • March99 (7.4%)
  • April104 (7.8%)
  • May112 (8.4%)
  • June105 (7.8%)
  • July109 (8.1%)
  • August105 (7.8%)
  • September122 (9.1%)
  • October123 (9.2%)
  • November148 (11%)
  • December113 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight845 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit335 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded131 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds998 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded134 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry886 (66%)
  • Wet or damp318 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded131 (9.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,166 (87%)
  • 40 mph95 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph55 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway965 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (20%)
  • Roundabout69 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant814 (49%)
  • Pedestrian411 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist154 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3%)
  • 6 to 1089 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15103 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20326 (19%)
  • 21 to 25262 (16%)
  • 26 to 35329 (20%)
  • 36 to 45183 (11%)
  • 46 to 55119 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7581 (4.8%)
  • Over 7548 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider817 (49%)
  • Passenger448 (27%)
  • Pedestrian411 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,725 (74%)
  • Motorcycle163 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Cardiff

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 42nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1989

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1989: 101, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48101127411
2ndA47081125213
3rdA4161728609
4thA4696576010
5thA4119456726
6thA4055415204
7thB4487335317
8thA4160273813
9thM4212621
10thB4261131311
11thA4054111211
12thA4232111402
13thB42625501
14thB42675600
15thB44884602
16thB45623300
17thA40501100
18thA4161100
19thA41681100
20thA41691100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1989

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,173.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1989

CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1989: 276.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years