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Cardiff road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,175 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1995, and 1,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1994 (1,307), and casualties fell from 1,714.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,175
Down 10% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,516
Down 12% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1995

0.5% of collisions in Cardiff in 1995 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious897.6%
  • Slight1,08092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious976.4%
  • Slight1,41393%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,175, down 10% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday178 (15%)
  • Thursday206 (18%)
  • Friday191 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8.4%)
  • February116 (9.9%)
  • March86 (7.3%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May92 (7.8%)
  • June89 (7.6%)
  • July95 (8.1%)
  • August78 (6.6%)
  • September122 (10%)
  • October108 (9.2%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December87 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight854 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit94 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds876 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry758 (65%)
  • Wet or damp402 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph974 (83%)
  • 40 mph89 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (2%)
  • 70 mph82 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway748 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway245 (21%)
  • Roundabout122 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant930 (61%)
  • Pedestrian322 (21%)
  • Cyclist127 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1089 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20218 (14%)
  • 21 to 25254 (17%)
  • 26 to 35320 (21%)
  • 36 to 45208 (14%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.1%)
  • Over 7539 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (52%)
  • Passenger404 (27%)
  • Pedestrian322 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,714 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle53 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 44th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1995

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1995: 57, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48577823
2ndA470477103
3rdM4426415
4thA4161345116
5thA469173202
6thA4232131811
7thB4487121500
8thA4160111301
9thA411991100
10thB42614401
11thB45622500
12thA40541100
13thB42391100
14thB42581100
15thB42621200
16thB42671100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1995

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 957.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1995

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1995: 213.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years