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Cardiff road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,324 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1990, and 1,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (1,341), and casualties fell from 1,676.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,324
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,664
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
24
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Cardiff in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious17713%
  • Slight1,12385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious20612%
  • Slight1,43486%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,324, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday212 (16%)
  • Wednesday187 (14%)
  • Thursday186 (14%)
  • Friday228 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (14%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59239 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (8.8%)
  • February115 (8.7%)
  • March126 (9.5%)
  • April84 (6.3%)
  • May115 (8.7%)
  • June115 (8.7%)
  • July111 (8.4%)
  • August107 (8.1%)
  • September101 (7.6%)
  • October108 (8.2%)
  • November117 (8.8%)
  • December109 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight886 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit390 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,014 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds233 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry872 (66%)
  • Wet or damp442 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,139 (86%)
  • 40 mph90 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph67 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway967 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway250 (19%)
  • Roundabout57 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant858 (52%)
  • Pedestrian397 (24%)
  • Cyclist163 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15107 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20300 (18%)
  • 21 to 25281 (17%)
  • 26 to 35318 (19%)
  • 36 to 45203 (12%)
  • 46 to 55121 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4%)
  • Over 7542 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider842 (51%)
  • Passenger425 (26%)
  • Pedestrian397 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,716 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle136 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 43rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1990

The A470 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1990: 77, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47077124115
2ndA4161718316
3rdA487196010
4thA469607106
5thB4487405836
6thA4055363912
7thA4160324114
8thM4314605
9thA4119232703
10thB4261111310
11thA405491201
12thA423281002
13thB423951000
14thB44882201
15thB45622200
16thA40611200
17thA40691100
18thA451100
19thA4961100
20thB42581100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1990

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,147.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1990

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1990: 257.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years