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Cardiff road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,307 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1994, and 1,714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1993 (1,145), and casualties rose from 1,457.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,307
Up 14% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,714
Up 18% on 1993
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1994

0.7% of collisions in Cardiff in 1994 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious13210%
  • Slight1,16689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious1538.9%
  • Slight1,55291%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,307, up 14% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (12%)
  • Tuesday208 (16%)
  • Wednesday217 (17%)
  • Thursday206 (16%)
  • Friday205 (16%)
  • Saturday177 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59248 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (8.9%)
  • February109 (8.3%)
  • March108 (8.3%)
  • April105 (8%)
  • May107 (8.2%)
  • June99 (7.6%)
  • July114 (8.7%)
  • August97 (7.4%)
  • September102 (7.8%)
  • October105 (8%)
  • November120 (9.2%)
  • December125 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight912 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit179 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (7.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds939 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry778 (60%)
  • Wet or damp506 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,083 (83%)
  • 40 mph87 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (1%)
  • 60 mph38 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph86 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway891 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway246 (19%)
  • Roundabout114 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1%)
  • Not recorded43 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,068 (62%)
  • Pedestrian326 (19%)
  • Cyclist141 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1098 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15129 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20231 (13%)
  • 21 to 25280 (16%)
  • 26 to 35398 (23%)
  • 36 to 45209 (12%)
  • 46 to 55142 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6571 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.3%)
  • Over 7542 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider886 (52%)
  • Passenger502 (29%)
  • Pedestrian326 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,947 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (6%)
  • Motorcycle80 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach74 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 36th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1994

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1994: 106, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48106168111
2ndA47010314216
3rdA4161617206
4thA4119516508
5thM4447101
6thA469405414
7thA4160263205
8thA4232151702
9thB4261121500
10thB4487111300
11thA40549902
12thB426791201
13thB426281101
14thB45626800
15thB42395800
16thA40553300
17thB42582200
18thA41401100
19thA4491200
20thA4541100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1994

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 1,084.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1994

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1994: 270.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years