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Cardiff road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,136 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1997, and 1,476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (1,119), and casualties fell from 1,487.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,136
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,476
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Cardiff in 1997 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious968.5%
  • Slight1,02690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious1117.5%
  • Slight1,35091%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,136, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday185 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (16%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday195 (17%)
  • Saturday146 (13%)
  • Sunday101 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.7%)
  • February88 (7.7%)
  • March110 (9.7%)
  • April72 (6.3%)
  • May96 (8.5%)
  • June84 (7.4%)
  • July102 (9%)
  • August86 (7.6%)
  • September82 (7.2%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November114 (10%)
  • December98 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit108 (9.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds864 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry739 (65%)
  • Wet or damp387 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph926 (82%)
  • 40 mph87 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph86 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway252 (22%)
  • Roundabout124 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant961 (65%)
  • Pedestrian257 (17%)
  • Cyclist112 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1071 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20205 (14%)
  • 21 to 25224 (15%)
  • 26 to 35319 (22%)
  • 36 to 45207 (14%)
  • 46 to 55126 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.5%)
  • Over 7540 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider830 (56%)
  • Passenger389 (26%)
  • Pedestrian257 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,759 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle52 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 47th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1997

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1997: 101, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48101141511
2ndA470607814
3rdA4161354312
4thM4355410
5thA4232253305
6thA4119202801
7thA469141703
8thB448791002
9thA416071100
10thA40545800
11thB42674400
12thA40552200
13thB42622410
14thA40501100
15thA41171100
16thA42341100
17thB42581300

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1997

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 908.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1997

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1997: 234.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years