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Cardiff road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,119 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1996, and 1,487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (1,175), and casualties fell from 1,516.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,119
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,487
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
14
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Cardiff in 1996 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious958.5%
  • Slight1,01090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious1077.2%
  • Slight1,36592%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,119, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (12%)
  • Wednesday167 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday208 (19%)
  • Saturday161 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8%)
  • February94 (8.4%)
  • March82 (7.3%)
  • April82 (7.3%)
  • May96 (8.6%)
  • June80 (7.1%)
  • July109 (9.7%)
  • August79 (7.1%)
  • September96 (8.6%)
  • October119 (11%)
  • November95 (8.5%)
  • December97 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight775 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit112 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds870 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry742 (66%)
  • Wet or damp358 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph919 (82%)
  • 40 mph93 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (3%)
  • 70 mph66 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway240 (21%)
  • Roundabout133 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant950 (64%)
  • Pedestrian255 (17%)
  • Cyclist120 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1081 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20228 (15%)
  • 21 to 25255 (17%)
  • 26 to 35298 (20%)
  • 36 to 45187 (13%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.8%)
  • Over 7547 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider792 (53%)
  • Passenger440 (30%)
  • Pedestrian255 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,715 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 53rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1996

The A470 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1996: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470385905
2ndA48353904
3rdA4232222701
4thM4193101
5thA4161182001
6thA41198900
7thA4694500
8thA41603301
9thB42392300
10thB44872300
11thA42341200
12thA4981100
13thB42651400
14thB42671100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1996

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 912.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1996

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1996: 225.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years