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Cardiff road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,152 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1991, and 1,503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (1,324), and casualties fell from 1,664.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,152
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,503
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Cardiff in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious12411%
  • Slight1,01288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious15110%
  • Slight1,33689%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,152, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (15%)
  • Tuesday140 (12%)
  • Wednesday184 (16%)
  • Thursday190 (16%)
  • Friday177 (15%)
  • Saturday147 (13%)
  • Sunday136 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (8.2%)
  • February69 (6%)
  • March88 (7.6%)
  • April97 (8.4%)
  • May108 (9.4%)
  • June100 (8.7%)
  • July84 (7.3%)
  • August87 (7.6%)
  • September106 (9.2%)
  • October109 (9.5%)
  • November104 (9%)
  • December105 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight773 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds890 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry759 (66%)
  • Wet or damp374 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph989 (86%)
  • 40 mph75 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph60 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway822 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (20%)
  • Roundabout58 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant800 (53%)
  • Pedestrian353 (23%)
  • Cyclist137 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1093 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15107 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20246 (16%)
  • 21 to 25240 (16%)
  • 26 to 35297 (20%)
  • 36 to 45179 (12%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.8%)
  • Over 7543 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (50%)
  • Passenger397 (26%)
  • Pedestrian353 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,558 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle115 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 50th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1991

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1991: 89, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488914628
2ndA4707610326
3rdA4161497615
4thA469283600
5thM4265012
6thA4119182813
7thA4232182714
8thA4055171901
9thB4261111100
10thB4487111201
11thA4160101602
12thA405491000
13thB42624401
14thB45623302
15thA40531200
16thA4271100
17thB42581100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1991

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 984.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1991

CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1991: 243.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years