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Cardiff road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,145 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1993, and 1,457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1992 (1,235), and casualties fell from 1,577.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,145
Down 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,457
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Cardiff in 1993 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious1008.7%
  • Slight1,03290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious1168%
  • Slight1,32891%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,145, down 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday176 (15%)
  • Wednesday158 (14%)
  • Thursday180 (16%)
  • Friday193 (17%)
  • Saturday152 (13%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (6.3%)
  • February73 (6.4%)
  • March105 (9.2%)
  • April104 (9.1%)
  • May101 (8.8%)
  • June79 (6.9%)
  • July96 (8.4%)
  • August93 (8.1%)
  • September114 (10%)
  • October94 (8.2%)
  • November91 (7.9%)
  • December123 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight808 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit294 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds906 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry780 (68%)
  • Wet or damp354 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph966 (84%)
  • 40 mph83 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph33 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph60 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway816 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (18%)
  • Roundabout83 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant831 (57%)
  • Pedestrian354 (24%)
  • Cyclist123 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (14%)
  • 21 to 25250 (17%)
  • 26 to 35312 (21%)
  • 36 to 45173 (12%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.2%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider719 (49%)
  • Passenger384 (26%)
  • Pedestrian354 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,644 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle92 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 48th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1993

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1993: 90, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA489012129
2ndA4707410505
3rdA4161546607
4thA469324224
5thA4119212801
6thM4173101
7thA4160162201
8thA4232122010
9thB4487111210
10thB42615500
11thB42624400
12thB45624500
13thB42673401
14thA40542300

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1993

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 973.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1993

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1993: 223.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1993, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years